public assistance

Definition of Public Assistance in English :

1. public assistance, social welfare, welfare

governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

Example Sentences:
'she lives on welfare'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Public Assistance

noun

US

payment given to individuals by government agencies on the basis of need

financial aid given by the government to persons who are poor, unemployed, etc.

n.

Aid, such as money or food, given to homeless and other financially needy people, the aged, or the inhabitants of a disaster-stricken area; relief.