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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for social welfare

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of social welfare was in 1912

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“Social welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20welfare. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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