Phrase Hound found 42 phrases and 10 compound words that contain welfare. The most common are listed below. Open welfare in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 42
- welfare stateA national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility, providing health care, education, unemployment benefits and social security.
- social welfareThe provision of a minimal level of well-being and support for citizens and other eligible residents who lack current means to support basic needs.
- animal welfareThe protection of animals' health with appropriate accommodation, nutrition and care.
- Child Welfare
- Welfare Reform
- Welfare system
- General welfare
- Public Welfare
- Welfare benefits
- welfare trapA situation where the welfare system discourages people who receive government public assistance payments from entering low-paid work because such work does not produce a significant income increase.
- welfare queenA woman collecting welfare, seen as doing so out of laziness, rather than genuine need.
- welfare motherA woman who receives government support for dependent children.
- welfare-to-workA social program designed to wean those receiving government benefits back into employment.
- welfare capitalismA form of capitalism that includes social welfare policies.
- corporate welfareSubsidies and other favorable treatment given to corporations by the government.
- welfare checkA visit made by law enforcement to a person's residence in response to a request that they check in on a person and their well-being.
- welfare economicsThe use of microeconomics to evaluate the overall well-being of a society.
- welfare hotelA hotel where people receiving welfare can stay until permanent housing is found for them.
- welfare statesplural of welfare state: A national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility, providing health care, education, unemployment benefits and social security.
- welfare mothersplural of welfare mother: A woman who receives government support for dependent children.
- welfare CadillacThe case of a person or group receiving public benefits, although the benefits are not actually needed by the recipient or are obtained by fraud.
- welfare parasiteA person who is seen as living off the welfare of others.
- welfare statismSupport for the idea of a welfare state.
- welfare bumA person whose source of income is government public assistance payments, especially one who is lazy and unwilling to work.
- welfare assistanceSynonym of welfare (“various forms of financial aid provided by the government”).
Compound words 10
- workfareA form of welfare in which people are required to work as a condition of receiving aid
- bankfareSupport for banks from government or other institutions.
- hellfareDeplorable welfare; welfare that causes more anguish than good.
- wealthfareWelfare or other financial aid or assistance that benefits the rich or upper class.
- welfariatThe class of people who live on welfare payments.
- antiwelfareOpposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
- learnfareA welfare system in which a person must attend college etc. in order to receive payment.
- postwelfareAfter the introduction of the welfare system.
- prewelfareBefore the introduction of the welfare system.
- welfariteA person who receives, or lives on, welfare (financial aid provided by the government).