Synonyms for welfare
noun
Personal condition
health, happiness, well-being, benefit, profit, prosperity, good, good fortune, progress, state of being.
Social service
social work, public assistance, public works, social aid, unemployment benefits, child welfare, federal aid, poverty program, social insurance, Social Security, health service, the dole; see also aid 1, insurance.
See welfare in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A state of health, happiness, and prospering:
prosperity, weal1, well-being. See betterAssistance, especially money, food, and other necessities, given to the needy or dispossessed:
aid, dole, handout, public assistance, relief. See help
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