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Welfare may refer to:
General well-being
editExamples of usage of the term to denote the general well-being of an individual or group of individuals include:
- Well-being, what is intrinsically valuable for someone
- Prosperity, a state of flourishing
- Animal welfare, the quality of life of animals, and concerns thereabout
Economics
edit- Welfare or economic surplus, the sum of consumer and producer surplus, used by economists as a substitute for utility
- Welfare economics, the microeconomic study of allocative efficiency and associated income distribution
Government-run public aid
editWelfare is the provision of a safety net of minimal level of well-being and social support for all citizens.
Welfare may also refer to:
- Welfare state, the concept of government's playing a key role in individual economic and social well-being
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a federal assistance program of the United States commonly referred to simply as "Welfare"
- Corporate welfare, term describing the bestowal of benefits upon corporations by government
- Welfare fraud, intentional misuse of welfare programs by providing false information
- Welfare queen, a pejorative term for a person accused of collecting excess welfare payments
Other uses
edit- Welfare (1975), a film by Frederick Wiseman
- HMS Welfare, the name of two ships of the Royal Navy, and one planned ship