social welfare
noun
: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically
: social work
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With a shrinking population, gross domestic product growth becomes increasingly hard to achieve while the pyramid of working-age citizens inverts, bankrupting social welfare programs.
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Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Investments are imperative to restore systems to deliver essential basic services, like education, water and sanitation, health, nutrition, social welfare and social protection, leaving no child behind.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
González, embracing Correa’s economic legacy, pledged to renegotiate the Fund deal, reduce taxes, and expand social welfare programs.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Sources: Human Rights Watch, World Resources Institute In Sub-Saharan Africa, how women’s education influences family size
Policymakers may use population projections for a variety of purposes, from planning social welfare programs to preparing for climate change.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2025
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Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Investments are imperative to restore systems to deliver essential basic services, like education, water and sanitation, health, nutrition, social welfare and social protection, leaving no child behind.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
González, embracing Correa’s economic legacy, pledged to renegotiate the Fund deal, reduce taxes, and expand social welfare programs.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Sources: Human Rights Watch, World Resources Institute In Sub-Saharan Africa, how women’s education influences family size
Policymakers may use population projections for a variety of purposes, from planning social welfare programs to preparing for climate change.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for social welfare
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social welfare
noun
social wel·fare
-ˈwel-ˌfa(ə)r, -ˌfe(ə)r 
: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically
: social work
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