1. a welfare system that requires recipients to work or participate in job training programs in exchange for benefits
Usage: government policy

Examples

• The state implemented a workfare program requiring welfare recipients to work 20 hours per week.
• Critics argue that workfare policies punish the poor rather than helping them find stable employment.
• Under the new workfare rules, participants must attend job training sessions.
• The workfare initiative aimed to reduce long-term dependency on government assistance.
• Many European countries have adopted workfare models to reform their welfare systems.
• She enrolled in a workfare program that provided childcare while she worked part-time.