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Welfare refers to government programs that provide money, medical care, food, housing, and other necessities for needy people. See more »

Aid to Families with Dependent Children

Aid to Families with Dependent Children, often called AFDC, was a United States federal-state government program created in 1935 to provide financial help to low-income families with children.

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Flexible spending account

Flexible spending account, sometimes called an FSA, is a special savings account that can be used to pay medical bills and other health-related expenses.

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Food Stamp Program

Food Stamp Program is a United States government plan to help low-income households buy more and better food than they normally could afford.

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Lathrop, Julia Clifford

Lathrop, LAY thruhp, Julia Clifford (1858-1932), was the first chief of the Children's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor.

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Medicaid

Medicaid, MEHD uh kayd, is a United States government program that works in cooperation with state governments to partly finance medical assistance to needy people.

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Medicare

Medicare is a United States government health insurance program that covers nearly all people age 65 or older.

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Pension

Pension is a form of income that workers or their spouses receive after the workers retire, become disabled, or die.

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Poor laws

Poor laws are laws designed to give help and relief to poor people.

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Social security

Social security is a government program that helps workers and retired workers and their families achieve a degree of economic security.

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Welfare

Welfare refers to government programs that provide money, medical care, food, housing, and other necessities for needy people.

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