social welfare
Government aid programs
Social welfare refers to organized efforts—usually by governments—to ensure citizens' basic needs are met.
This includes programs for healthcare, housing, unemployment benefits, and assistance for the elderly or disabled.
The term can describe both the system itself and the condition of well-being it aims to provide: The new policy will affect social welfare for millions.
In political discourse, social welfare often becomes shorthand for debates about government spending and individual responsibility.
Support given freely
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
- reliefEasing of distress
assistance · funding · provisions · entitlements · allowances · stipends · vouchers · transfers
Just and equal treatment
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- redistributionSharing out again differently
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- accessibilityEase of approach
civil rights · human rights · gender equality · racial equality · anti-discrimination · affirmative action · universal coverage · means testing
Public health coverage for poor
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
- SNAPFederal nutrition assistance
- WICMaternal nutrition program
unemployment insurance · housing subsidies · disability benefits · pensions · childcare assistance · veterans benefits · Affordable Care Act · national insurance
Official enactment of statutes
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- governmentAuthority over a state
- public policyGovernment's societal problem-solving approach
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
administration · bureaucracy · eligibility · enrollment · implementation · funding · budget · appropriations
Guarding against harm
- securityProtection from threat
- lifelineEssential connection to safety
- backstopBarrier behind target area
- bufferProtective intermediate space
fallback · insurance · safeguard · guarantee · stability · contingency · emergency assistance · crisis intervention
Unity among allies
- mutual aidCooperative community support
- collectivismGroup primacy doctrine
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
- civic engagementActive citizenship in community
cooperative · reciprocity · inclusion · grassroots · nonprofit · charity · philanthropy · outreach
aid
Support given freely
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
relief · assistance · funding · provisions · entitlements · allowances · stipends · vouchers · transfers · payments
fairness
Just and equal treatment
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- redistributionSharing out again differently
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
accessibility · civil rights · human rights · gender equality · racial equality · anti-discrimination · affirmative action · universal coverage · means testing · progressive taxation
Medicaid
Public health coverage for poor
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
- SNAPFederal nutrition assistance
WIC · unemployment insurance · housing subsidies · disability benefits · pensions · childcare assistance · veterans benefits · Affordable Care Act · national insurance · TANF
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- governmentAuthority over a state
- public policyGovernment's societal problem-solving approach
regulation · administration · bureaucracy · eligibility · enrollment · implementation · funding · budget · appropriations · mandate
protection
Guarding against harm
- securityProtection from threat
- lifelineEssential connection to safety
- backstopBarrier behind target area
buffer · fallback · insurance · safeguard · guarantee · stability · contingency · emergency assistance · crisis intervention · basic income
solidarity
Unity among allies
- mutual aidCooperative community support
- collectivismGroup primacy doctrine
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
civic engagement · cooperative · reciprocity · inclusion · grassroots · nonprofit · charity · philanthropy · outreach · community organizing
- public policypolicy making, policy reform, economic policy, policy recommendations, education policy
- social welfareunemployment benefits, food stamps, public assistance, disability benefits, safety net
- servicescleaning services, streaming, delivery services, salon, bellhop
- economicssupply and demand, inflation, GDP, GNP, gross domestic product
- BelgiumBrussels, Belgium, Flanders, Antwerp, Bruges
- benefitsadvantage, healthcare coverage, dental insurance, benefit, health screening
social welfarerugged individualism
Philosophy of personal independence
self-reliance · neoliberalism · supply-side economics · deregulation · privatization
social welfaremutual aid
Cooperative community support
self-help · noblesse oblige · family support · personal responsibility · philanthropy
social welfaremilitary spending
Funds for armed forces
defense budget · corporate subsidies · tax cuts · national security · law and order
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