social welfare
noun
: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically
: social work
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But so far, these policies have failed to convince Chinese young adults who are grappling with high unemployment, the rising cost of living and a lack of more robust social welfare support amid the economic slowdown.
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The result about whether to lower the retirement age, for example, could indicate a desire for the adoption of other social welfare measures; while the vote on whether to allow police raids at night could point to people wanting more emphasis on tough-on-crime policies.
—Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Schools, workplaces, public health facilities, and social welfare organizations give teens access to information, reproductive health care, counseling, and job and training opportunities.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
The pervasive graying of the population and protracted population decline will hobble economic growth and cripple social welfare systems in rich countries, threatening their very prospects for continued prosperity.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The result about whether to lower the retirement age, for example, could indicate a desire for the adoption of other social welfare measures; while the vote on whether to allow police raids at night could point to people wanting more emphasis on tough-on-crime policies.
—Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Schools, workplaces, public health facilities, and social welfare organizations give teens access to information, reproductive health care, counseling, and job and training opportunities.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
The pervasive graying of the population and protracted population decline will hobble economic growth and cripple social welfare systems in rich countries, threatening their very prospects for continued prosperity.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
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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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