0 a payment made by the government or an organization to a person who needs help because they do not have enough money:
The example he gave was the Founding Fathers of the Republic. Nobody handed them welfare cheques.
Three times a month - when the welfare cheques arrive - they stock up on groceries.
The state is moving to replace the paper welfare cheque with a debit card.
Give these people a place to live, job training, make them feel useful instead of just giving them a welfare cheque.
