collocation · neutral
social welfare
UK/ˌsəʊʃəl ˈwɛlfeə/US/ˌsoʊʃəl ˈwɛlfer/so·CIAL WELF·are
Band 4-5task2speaking
government services and support for people with economic or personal problems
Examples
“Cutting social welfare would harm vulnerable groups.”
“Many argue that social welfare should be targeted to those in need.”
“Expanding social welfare can reduce poverty if managed efficiently.”
Band 8 sentence
“Expanding social welfare can mitigate inequality, but it must be funded sustainably.”
Collocations
- social welfare programs
- cut social welfare
Word family
social adjwelfare nwelfare state n
Common mistakes
society welfare→social welfare
Say it for a higher band
5welfare→6public welfare→7+social welfare
Synonyms
welfare services
Easily confused
welfare state
“In a welfare state, citizens expect the government to provide basic services.”
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