Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food...

A welfare state is a form of government in which the state (or a well-established network of social institutions) protects and promotes the economic and...

Welfare economics is a field of economics that applies microeconomic techniques to evaluate the overall well-being (welfare) of a society. This evaluation...

Animal welfare is the well-being of non-human animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups...

A "welfare queen" is a derogatory term used in the United States to describe individuals who are perceived to misuse or abuse the welfare system, often...

Look up welfare in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Welfare may refer to: Examples of usage of the term to denote the general well-being of an individual...

Welfare capitalism is capitalism that includes social welfare policies[better source needed] and/or the practice of businesses providing welfare services...

Welfare reform is the process of proposing and adopting changes to a welfare system in order to improve the efficiency and administration of government...

Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden). This includes a comprehensive welfare state and multi-level collective bargaining based on the economic foundations...

Welfare dependency is the state in which a person or household is reliant on government welfare benefits for their income for a prolonged period of time...