It can also include free or mostly free healthcare, food stamps, as well as various forms of financial help for those in need, such as scholarships or family al

It can also include free or mostly free healthcare, food stamps, as well as various forms of financial help for those in need, such as scholarships or family allocations, as well as those facing extraordinary circumstances (edit: see other comment on disability, etc) I don't where you're from, but it wildly varies from one country to another.