social welfare
Americannoun
noun
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the various social services provided by a state for the benefit of its citizens
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(capitals) (in New Zealand) a government department concerned with pensions and benefits for the elderly, the sick, etc
Etymology
Origin of social welfare
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Social welfare units in public hospitals will help determine eligibility and identify those who cannot afford the procedure, Mr Hallah added.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024
Social welfare advocates and data security experts have been raising alarms about government agencies’ increasing reliance on predictive analytics to assist them on the job.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023
Social welfare spending, by contrast, accounted for a third of total outlays due to a rapidly ageing population.
From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2022
Social welfare programs like Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare form a safety net for vulnerable populations.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
Social welfare is like health, for which sanitation and hygiene are more important than doctors and medicines.
From The Farmer and His Community by Sanderson, Dwight
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