Social welfare systems provide assistance to individuals and families through programs such as health care, food stamps, unemployment compensation, housing assistance, and child care assistance.
Social welfare services in Ghana
Madina Social Welfare, Phone: 054 964 6725
Department Of Social Welfare – Ghana, Head Office, Phone: 030 268 4536
PDMSD (Physical Development and Municipal Services Directorate), Address: La Rd, Accra
Department Of Social Welfare And Community Development, Address: Saltpond
Mass Social Welfare Organisation, Phone: 030 290 0616
What are the types of social welfare?
Medical care programs. These are the most complex and controversial welfare and security programs.
Unemployment benefit programs. These are common in industrialized countries, less so in developing countries.
Family allowance benefits.
Work-injury compensation.
Public assistance.
What are examples of welfare?
Welfare refers to government-sponsored assistance programs for individuals and families in need, including programs as health care assistance, food stamps, and unemployment compensation.
Welfare programs are typically funded through taxation.
What is the purpose of social welfare programs?
A social welfare system is a scheme for providing financial aid to individuals or families in need in a society.
Often funded in whole or in part by the government, social welfare programs are designed to cover costs of food, housing, healthcare, childcare, among others.