welfare to work
noun[U]
GOVERNMENT(alsowelfare-to-work)ukusin the UK, agovernmentpolicythathelpsunemployedpeoplewho arereceivingmoneyfrom thegovernmentto getjobs:
For some, welfare-to-work hasindeedworked.
The newclubswill bestaffedinpartby 50,000youngpeopletrainedunder thewelfare-to-workprogramme.