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... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > poverty relief initiatives > social assistance
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > legal subjects > welfare > social assistance
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > legal subjects > welfare > social assistance
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > poverty and social class > welfare > social assistance

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social assistance  

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  • SOCIAL ASSISTANCE IS a term used widely in En-glish-speaking countries, Scandinavia, and elsewhere, to mean public financial aid given on the basis of need. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) International Social Assistance Study, undertaken in 1994 at the University of York in England, notes: “The term social assistance does not have a fixed or universal meaning. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Social Assistance]

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