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social welfare

noun

  1. social services provided by a government for its citizens.



social welfare

noun

  1. the various social services provided by a state for the benefit of its citizens

  2. (capitals) (in New Zealand) a government department concerned with pensions and benefits for the elderly, the sick, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of social welfare1

First recorded in 1915–20
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Frederiksen argued that migration levels threatened social cohesion and social welfare, with the poorest Danes losing out the most.

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Over the years she has been convicted of multiple offences and was sentenced to three years in prison earlier in 2025 for social welfare fraud.

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To tackle its ailing economy and weak domestic demand, Beijing wrapped up its annual National People's Congress last week with increased investment in social welfare programmes as part of its grand economic plan for 2025.

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While opposition parties say they would maintain these benefits, financial watchdogs warn that the extent of health and social welfare spending in Scotland is unsustainable.

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Former mining communities say they are missing out on millions of pounds of investment from the sale of social welfare sites that miners helped pay for.

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