Welcome to Department-of-Welfare.com - Your source for welfare information!

Welfare programs provide a minimum level of service, income or other support for people in need such as the poor, elderly, disabled, students, unpaid workers such as mothers and other caregivers, and underprivileged groups. Social welfare programs are usually supported by federal and state governments as well as non-governmental organizations (NGO's).

Required savings programs that provide you with money for future needs.

Required social insurance programs, based on income, to pay for the social welfare service being provided. These are often incorporated into the taxation system and may be inseparable from income tax.

Pensions or other financial aid, including social security and tax relief, to those with low incomes or inability to meet basic living costs, especially those who are raising children, elderly, unemployed, injured, or disabled.

Free or low cost nursing, medical and hospital care for those who are sick, injured or unable to care for themselves. This may also include free prenatal and postnatal care. Services may be provided in the community or through medicaid and medicare in a medical facility.

Human welfare should be a concern for everyone. We should all have the opportunity to live in a clean, safe and secure environment. Unfortunately, problems do occur and due to financial, health or unforseen circumstances, people find themselves in need of help. Fortunately, there are many federal, state, county and private social services that are available to help people that do need help on either a short term or long term basis. Please feel free to bookmark this webpage for future use. For addtional links to welfare programs and social services... Click Here!

An important part of knowing if you qualify for welfare assistance programs is understanding your financial situation. There are two parts of your financial situation that you need to understand and take control of.... the amount of money that you owe (your debt) and the amount of money that you can borrow (your credit).

People tend to get into financial trouble because you spend more money than you make and you get farther and farther into debt. It is possible to get out of debt and there are many companies that specialize in helping you get out of debt. Be sure to research the different debt reduction companies to see which debt solutions will help you reduce your debt.

Another step in understanding your financial situation is to know your credit score. This gives you the same information that financial institutions have and lets you understand why you might be considered a credit risk when you need to borrow money. All Americans are entitled to receive free credit reports every year. The free credit reports come as a result of the FTC's final ruling under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act. Click here to check your credit score for free. You can also get help from companies to help repair your bad credit and improve your credit score. Be sure to compare different credit repair options.

Social welfare payments and services are typically provided free of charge or at a nominal fee, and are funded by the state, benefactors or by compulsory enrollment of the poor themselves. It is also given out to people in cash. Examples of social welfare services include the following:

Free or low cost public education for all children, and financial aid, sometimes as a scholarship or pension, sometimes in the form of a suspensory loan, to students attending academic institutions or undertaking vocational training.

The state may also fund or operate social work and community based organizations that provide social services that benefit disadvantaged people in the community.

Welfare money paid to persons, from a government, who are in need of financial assistance but who are unable to work for pay.