Draft:Outline of welfare

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to welfare:

Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifically to social insurance programs which provide support only to those who have previously contributed (e.g. most pension systems), as opposed to social assistance programs which provide support on the basis of need alone (e.g. most disability benefits). The International Labour Organization defines social security as covering support for those in old age, support for the maintenance of children, medical treatment, parental and sick leave, unemployment and disability benefits, and support for sufferers of occupational injury.

Below is a structured list of topics related to welfare:

What type of thing is welfare?

Welfare can be described as all of the following:

History of welfare

History of welfare

Welfare organizations

• International Council on Social Welfare