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welfare state
noun
a state in which the welfare of the people in such matters as social security, health and education, housing, and working conditions is the responsibility of the government.
welfare state
noun
a system in which the government undertakes the chief responsibility for providing for the social and economic security of its population, usually through unemployment insurance, old-age pensions, and other social-security measures
a social system characterized by such policies
welfare state
1An economic system that combines features of capitalism and socialism by retaining private ownership while the government enacts broad programs of social welfare, such as pensions and public housing.
welfare state
2A state or government that promotes public welfare through programs of public health, pensions, unemployment compensation, public housing, and the like. The expression welfare state is often used by those hostile to government intervention in these areas.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of welfare state1
Example Sentences
"It is important that we reform the way the welfare state works."
Badenoch argued her party was now "the only major political party to take a serious look at the welfare state".
Speaking in central London, she insisted that, without change, there was a "risk" the welfare state "won't be there for people who really need it in future".
Ministers insist changes to the benefits system are essential to encourage more people back to work and to limit the expansion of the cost to taxpayers of the welfare state.
Speaking on BBC Politics Wales, former Labour minister Lord Hain said the current system was not helping people, and spoke of the need to create an "opportunity" rather than a "punitive" welfare state.
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