welfare checks
Concern-prompted police calls
Welfare checks are visits by police or other officials to verify someone's safety and well-being, typically requested when a person hasn't been heard from or may be in danger: Her coworkers called for a welfare check after she missed three days without notice.
The term also refers to government benefit payments—checks issued to recipients of public assistance programs.
Gains or helpful effects
- social securityPublic financial protection programs
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
- SNAPFederal nutrition assistance
WIC · EBT · TANF · unemployment · public assistance · subsidies · entitlements · vouchers
Appointment at patient's residence
- officersThose holding authority
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- emergency responseOrganized action during crises
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
door knock · next of kin · missing person · no contact · unresponsive · dispatch · 911 call · proof of life
benefits
Gains or helpful effects
- social securityPublic financial protection programs
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
SNAP · WIC · EBT · TANF · unemployment · public assistance · subsidies · entitlements · vouchers · public housing
home visit
Appointment at patient's residence
- officersThose holding authority
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- emergency responseOrganized action during crises
intervention · door knock · next of kin · missing person · no contact · unresponsive · dispatch · 911 call · proof of life · mental health crisis
- assistance programsfood stamps, TANF, Medicaid, Medicare, Section 8
- child protectionchild protection, child safety, safeguarding, child abuse prevention, child services
- social welfaresocial insurance, unemployment benefits, social spending, social assistance, food stamps
- UK Welfarebenefits office, income support, housing benefit, job seekers allowance, Jobcentre
- welfareSNAP benefits, public assistance, food stamps, poor law, TANF
- welfare statesocial safety net, safety net, public benefits, social services, social programs
welfare checksemergency response
Organized action during crises
911 call · crisis intervention · emergency dispatch · hot pursuit · rescue operation
welfare checksarrest
Seize by law
raid · no-knock raid · eviction · forced entry · search and seizure
welfare, checks, fare, faring, fared, fares, check, checked, checking