temporary assistance
Short-term help
Temporary assistance is help intended to last only for a limited time, typically until a person or organization can manage independently.
The phrase often appears in government program names—Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) replaced traditional welfare in the U.S.—emphasizing that support is transitional rather than permanent: She received temporary assistance while looking for work.
- first aidInitial injury treatment
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- hotlineDirect emergency phone connection
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- stipendFixed regular payment
loan · counseling · relief · helping hand · emergency shelter · halfway house · voucher · rainy day fund · peer support · crisis intervention · rescue · evacuation · bridge loan · cash advance · unemployment benefits · stopgap · welfare · grant
temporary assistanceself-sufficiency
Independence from outside aid
independence · self-reliance · empowerment · financial autonomy · autonomy
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