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Welfare trap

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workfarenoun(US) A form of welfare in which people are required to work as a condition of receiving aid
welfarenoun(uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
welfare cadillacnoun(US, idiomatic) The case of a person or group receiving public benefits, although the benefits are not actually needed by the recipient or are obtained by fraud.
learnfarenoun(US) A welfare system in which a person must attend college etc. in order to receive payment.
public assistancenoun(law, public policy) Payment made to disadvantaged persons by government in order to alleviate the burdens of poverty, unemployment, disability, old age, etc.
negative income taxnounA progressive income tax system in which people earning below a certain amount receive supplemental pay from the government instead of paying taxes to the government.
benefit tourismnounTravel for the purpose of claiming benefits or social welfare.
debt trapnoun(abstract) A situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones.
job locknounthe inability of an employee to freely leave a job because doing so will result in the loss of employee benefits
social tariffnounA reduced rate for a utility, for people receiving state welfare.
wage creditnoun(taxation, US) A compensation, received as gratuities, which has been paid for employment by an employer.
wait unemploymentnounA form of frictional unemployment where a person deliberately remains unemployed, or takes work on a temporary basis, while waiting for an opportunity in their preferred sector.
income supportnoun(UK) A financial benefit for people on a low income.
tip wage creditnoun(US, labour, law, singular only) A law that allows an employer to count tips received by an employee toward the latter's minimum wage.
tax shelternoun(economics, finance) A legal structure that reduces tax liability for a person or the assets of that person.
safety netnoun(figuratively, by extension) Anything, such as a governmental program, that provides security against extreme disadvantage or misfortune.
wage theftnounThe illegal withholding of wages or denial of benefits that are rightfully owed to an employee.
claimantnounOne who claims; one who makes a claim.
disabilitynoun(uncountable) The state of having such a condition; the state of being disabled.
right to worknoun(public policy, law, ethics) The human right (the right of an individual) to have gainful employment.

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