Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food...

A welfare state is a form of government in which the state (or a well-established network of social institutions) protects and promotes the economic and...

Animal welfare is the well-being of non-human animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups...

Welfare economics is a field of economics that applies microeconomic techniques to evaluate the overall well-being (welfare) of a society. This evaluation...

Welfare capitalism is capitalism that includes social welfare policies[better source needed] and/or the practice of businesses providing welfare services...

Welfare dependency is the state in which a person or household is reliant on government welfare benefits for their income for a prolonged period of time...

A "welfare queen" is a derogatory term used in the United States to describe individuals who are perceived to misuse or abuse the welfare system, often...

There are two fundamental theorems of welfare economics. The first states that in economic equilibrium, a set of complete markets, with complete information...

Welfare reform is the process of proposing and adopting changes to a welfare system in order to improve the efficiency and administration of government...

Henry Welfare (20 August 1888 – 1 September 1966) was an English footballer and teacher who lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He arrived at Rio de Janeiro...