C1 · Advanced
Social Welfare Terms
Advanced Danish vocabulary for discussing the welfare state, social benefits and redistribution with precision.
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- Words & phrases
- 26
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 3
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- welfare benefit
- social assistance, cash benefit
- state pension, old-age pension
- a supplementary child allowance (e.g. for single parents)
- social worker
- redistribution
- tax financing
- universalism
- social inequality
- social insurance
- health service, health benefit
- safety net
- financial support, support of dependents
- public sector
- vocational rehabilitation
- disability pension
- public health coverage
- home care, home help
- placement in care
- welfare society
- poverty line
- social mobility
- support scheme
- needs assessment, eligibility assessment
- means testing
- cradle-to-grave
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Social Welfare Benefits
- Lesson 2
Explaining a Family's Entitlements
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