anti-welfare
adjective
(alsoantiwelfare)uk/ˌæn.tiˈwel.feər/us/ˌæn.taɪˈwel.fer/opposedto thestategivingfinancialhelptopeoplewho do not have enoughmoney:
As alawmaker, he wasknownfor his anti-welfareviews.
- At thattime, thepolicyenvironmentbecameincreasinglyanti-welfare.
- The antiwelfarerhetoricof the earlypostwaryearsfocusedaroundfamiliarthemes.
- Surprisingly, anti-welfareattitudesare oftenheldby those most in need of awelfarestate.
- Shebelievesthat themediaplaysakeyroleinpropagatinganti-welfarewaysofthinking.
Social security & state benefits
- AFDC
- basic income
- be on reliefidiom
- benefit
- child benefit
- family allowance
- family credit
- giro
- housing benefit
- income support
- means test
- sickness benefit
- sign(something)off
- social security
- social welfare
- unemployment
- unemployment benefit
- universal credit
- welfare
- welfare state