The phrase "welfare handouts" refers to financial assistance or support provided by the government to individuals or families who are in need or facing economic hardship. Full definition
The U.S. can not take on the present level of financial drain on our economy through welfare handouts (to BOTH citizens and non citizens alike) and survive. (nakedpastor.com)
It is the Conservatives who are tightening immigration, bringing in sweeping reforms to pensions, getting a grip on welfare handouts, he says. (totalpolitics.com)
Work — not a few pounds extra in welfare handouts — is one of the main factors in lifting families out of poverty, he will argue.» (conservativehome.blogs.com)