A federal program that guarantees a certain level of benefits to persons or other entities who meet requirements set by law, such as Social Security, farm price supports or unemployment benefits. It t [..]

US government program providing financial assistance and welfare benefits to people meeting requirements.

Programa de Beneficios por Derecho Ciudadano (Derecho básico o innegable, propio de todo ciudadano en tal categoría o grupo, ejemplo clásico, el Seguro Social

Entitlement program is a federal program that guarantees certain level of benefits to persons or other entities who meet the requirements established by law, such as social security, farm price suppor [..]

A federal program, such as Medicare and Medicaid, for which people who meet eligibility criteria have a federal right to benefits.

Federal programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, for which people who meet eligibility criteria have a federal right to benefits. Changes to eligibility criteria and benefits require legislation. The Federal government is required to spend the funds necessary to provide benefits for individuals in these programs, unlike discretionary programs for w [..]

The kind of government program that provides individuals with personal financial benefits (or sometimes special government-provided goods or services) to which an indefinite (but usually rather large) [..]