welfare

noun

Health, happiness, and good fortune; well-being.

Financial or other aid provided, especially by the government, to people in need.

idiom

(on welfare) Receiving regular assistance from the government or private agencies because of need.

noun

A state or condition of doing well; prosperous or satisfactory course or relation; exemption from evil; state with respect to well-being.

A source of well-being; a blessing; a good.