workfare

[ wuhrk-fair ]

noun
  1. a governmental plan under which welfare recipients are required to accept public-service jobs or to participate in job training.

Origin of workfare

1
First recorded in 1965–70; work + (wel)fare

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British Dictionary definitions for workfare

workfare

/ (ˈwɜːkˌfɛə) /


noun
  1. a scheme under which the government of a country requires unemployed people to do community work or undergo job training in return for social-security payments

Origin of workfare

1
C20: from work + (wel) fare

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