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Measures to ensure social welfare, including benefits and grants, generally provided by the government, for people with an inadequate or no income, typically pensioners, the unemployed and the disabled.
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social benefits
social insurance
social protection
Narrower terms
family allowances
occupational accidents insurance
pensions
unemployment insurance
Related terms
human security
insurance
social law
Subject category
05.02 SOCIAL WELFARE, SOCIAL SERVICES
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