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Social safety net
The
social safety net
is a collection of services provided by
the state
or other institutions such as
friendly societies
, including
welfare
,
unemployment benefit
,
universal healthcare
,
homeless shelters
, and sometimes subsidized services such as
public transport
, which prevent individuals from falling into
poverty
beyond a certain level.
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