welfare

The health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group; statutory procedure or social effort designed to promote the welfare of those in need.

• —(no standard derivatives; "welfare" is used as-is)

• social welfare
• welfare state
• animal welfare
• welfare system
• child welfare
• promote welfare
• public welfare

1. 1.The primary concern of the welfare system should be the long-term wellbeing of those it serves, not short-term cost saving.
2. 2.Animal welfare standards in the supply chain are now subject to scrutiny from consumers and investors alike.

• wellbeing/ˌwɛlˈbiːɪŋ/— the state of being comfortable and healthy
• benefit/ˈbɛnɪfɪt/— advantage or profit
• prosperity/prɒˈspɛrɪtɪ/— the state of flourishing

from Old English "wel faran" = to fare well; the modern noun sense emerged in the 20th century