Meaning of welfare trap | Babel Free
Definitions
A situation where the welfare system discourages people who receive government public assistance payments from entering low-paid work because such work does not produce a significant income increase.
US
Equivalents
Deutsch
Arbeitslosigkeitsfalle
Español
trampa del desempleo
Suomi
kannustinloukku
Français
trappe à inactivité
Italiano
trappola della disoccupazione
Nederlands
werkloosheidsval
Português
armadilha do desemprego
Svenska
bidragsfälla
Examples
“Mr. Hayakawa said there was "a class of able-bodied persons who would rather collect public assistance than take jobs". . . . Cutting off food stamp benefits to these people, he said, would remove a disincentive to work, "close off one of the doors into the welfare trap."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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