Workfare (noun)

1. A government program in which welfare recipients are required to work or participate in job training in exchange for receiving benefits.
2. A strategy or policy that aims to reduce welfare dependency by requiring recipients to work.

Origin:

Work + fare.

Examples:

1. The workfare program was designed to help welfare recipients gain job skills and experience.
2. The workfare recipients were required to work in community service projects in exchange for their benefits.
3. Many people believe that workfare programs are an effective way to reduce poverty and welfare dependency.
4. Critics of workfare argue that the programs are often underfunded and do not provide adequate job training.
5. Workfare policies have been implemented in several countries around the world with varying degrees of success.