workfare
noun/ˈwɜːkfeə(r)/
/ˈwɜːrkfer/
[uncountable]- a system in which unemployed people have to work in order to get money for food, rent, etc. from the governmentWord Origin1960s: from work + a shortened form of welfare.
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