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WELFARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES > PUBLIC WELFARE

Preferred term

PUBLIC WELFARE  

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • 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

Identifier

  • https://lib-thesaurus.un.org/LIB/DHLUNBISThesaurus.nsf/fee3fb01c865ac5d85256cf400648b1f/b1e57f1d0bbc0c3b85256aa0005fd4c9
  • T0004343

In other languages

  • الرعاية العامة

    Arabic

  • الرفاء العام
  • الرفاهية العامة
  • المساعدة الاجتماعية
  • رفاء عام
  • رفاهية عامة
  • مساعدة اجتماعية
  • 公共福利

    Chinese

  • 社会救助
  • 社会援助
  • ASSISTANCE SOCIALE

    French

  • Социальное вспомоществование

    Russian

  • ASISTENCIA SOCIAL

    Spanish

URI

http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1005269

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