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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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English
  1. welfare benefit
  2. social assistance, cash benefit
  3. state pension, old-age pension
  4. a supplementary child allowance (e.g. for single parents)
  5. social worker
  6. redistribution
  7. tax financing
  8. universalism
  9. social inequality
  10. social insurance
  11. health service, health benefit
  12. safety net
  13. financial support, support of dependents
  14. public sector
  15. vocational rehabilitation
  16. disability pension
  17. public health coverage
  18. home care, home help
  19. placement in care
  20. welfare society
  21. poverty line
  22. social mobility
  23. support scheme
  24. needs assessment, eligibility assessment
  25. means testing
  26. cradle-to-grave

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2 Lessons
  1. Lesson 1

    Social Welfare Benefits

  2. Lesson 2

    Explaining a Family's Entitlements

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