social welfare
noun
: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically
: social work
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More broadly, Build Back Better forwarded a range of social welfare provisions that were intended as permanent: This more perpetual and humane social welfare policy vanished in the mist.
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Alissa Quart, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
This will increase demand for critical infrastructure and public services such as education, housing, transportation, water, health care, and social welfare.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
More fiscal support is needed for housing and social welfare spending, Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a research note on Sunday.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 7 Oct. 2024
The policy led to tens of thousands of baby girls and children with disabilities landing in the country’s social welfare system.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Alissa Quart, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
This will increase demand for critical infrastructure and public services such as education, housing, transportation, water, health care, and social welfare.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
More fiscal support is needed for housing and social welfare spending, Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a research note on Sunday.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 7 Oct. 2024
The policy led to tens of thousands of baby girls and children with disabilities landing in the country’s social welfare system.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Social welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20welfare. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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social welfare
noun
social wel·fare
-ˈwel-ˌfa(ə)r, -ˌfe(ə)r 
: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically
: social work
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