social services
Britishplural noun
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Other research has shown that inequality can increase poverty, reduce opportunities to move up the SES ladder, and limit access to education, employment, and social services.
From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026
In some cases, it might even have made them worse: raising demand, and therefore prices, for things like housing and adding pressure on social services like healthcare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
In France, which includes social services for people leaving the sex trade, data shows that of 2,102 people who have gone through an exit program since 2017, 91% are now employed elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
And to improve, she has said she wants to increase social services offered to those in the program and do more to trim costs to provide shelter.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The man at the microphone began talking excitedly about what a great turnout they had, what a great program they had planned, how well the county department of social services worked .
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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