workfare

🇺🇸 /ˈwɜːrkfer/ 🇬🇧 /ˈwɜːkfeə(r)/
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A government program where people who are not working are given money for basic needs like food and housing, but they must do some kind of work in return.

Many people believe that workfare programs can help people find jobs and become more independent.

translation

n. A government program where people who are not working are given money for basic needs like food and housing, but they must do some kind of work in return.

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Plural workfares