welfare
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"Today, the welfare system provides an assessment, a payment and, after that, goodbye," Burnham wrote.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
He writes that one million young people are not in education, employment or training, known as "Neets", partly blaming a welfare system that does not provide "support, skills, or help getting a job".
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
His government had already increased payments under Bolsa Familia, Brazil's flagship welfare program for low-income families, before the first round.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
"A law that was justified as protecting children's welfare is putting precisely those children under pressure at school," the group said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
She did not know how to file for welfare.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing welfare
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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