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noun
social services provided by a government for its citizens.
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Origin of social welfare

First recorded in 1915–20
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British Dictionary definitions for social welfare

social welfare

noun
the various social services provided by a state for the benefit of its citizens
(capitals) (in New Zealand) a government department concerned with pensions and benefits for the elderly, the sick, etc
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