Welfare

Social Safety Net
A system designed to ensure individuals' incomes do not fall below a minimum level, including various benefits and services.
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
A federal welfare programme established in the United States in 1935 to provide financial support for poor children, which was replaced in 1996 by the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program.
Claimant
A comprehensive exploration of the term claimant, particularly in the context of state benefits, its definitions, historical context, analytical frameworks, and practical applications.
Dependency Culture
A situation where welfare provision leads many people to depend permanently on state handouts and to drop out of the labour market.
Family Allowance
An overview of the family allowance, a UK welfare benefit offered between 1946 to 1977, which was renamed to child benefit.
Gains from Trade
The improvement in welfare resulting from countries trading with one another as opposed to a position of autarchy.
Housing Benefit
Assistance under the UK social security system for low-income households to cover rented accommodation costs
Income Maintenance Programme
A programme of economic assistance designed to raise the welfare levels of low-income families.
Means Test
An assessment method used to determine eligibility for certain benefits based on income and assets.
Social Security Benefits
State payments aimed at ensuring minimum living standards for residents, commonly provided to those over retirement age, the disabled, and others unable to support themselves.
Standard of Living
The economic component of people’s welfare measured by various factors.
Unemployment Benefit - Definition and Meaning
An economic term referring to income support payments to the unemployed, with national and regional variations in its implementation.
Utility: Definition and Meaning
An exploration of the concept of utility in economics, its definitions, and applications across various economic theories.
Welfare
The state of well-being of an individual or a society.