welfare
(noun)
noun
1. governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
- she lives on welfare
Definition categories: act, aid, assistance
2. something that aids or promotes well-being
Similar word(s): benefit
Definition categories: attribute, good, goodness
3. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
Similar word(s): eudaimonia, upbeat
Definition categories: state, prosperity, successfulness