Preferred term
PUBLIC WELFARE
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Used for
- SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Scope note
- The making of assistance grants in money and the provision of assistance in kind and/or welfare services to persons in need. Social assistance benefits are non-contributory, tax-supported and normally determined by a means test
In other languages
Arabic
Chinese
French
Russian
Spanish
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1005269