social welfare

English Thesaurus

1. governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need (noun.act)

hypernym	:	aid, economic aid, financial aid,
definition	:	money to support a worthy person or cause (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	social insurance,
definition	:	government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue (noun.act)

hyponym	:	relief,
definition	:	aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped (noun.act)

hyponym	:	dole, pogey, pogy,
definition	:	money received from the state (noun.act)