| Financial help is a means of providing assistance to | | | | for example, are often given financial help for the |
| groups or individuals who are currently unable to meet | | | | purpose of aiding them in their pursuit of better-paying |
| their financial needs on their own. Most financial help | | | | jobs. Once these individuals have achieved a more |
| systems cater to specific target groups, such as | | | | stable financial situation, they no longer qualify for |
| low-income families and individuals, persons with | | | | financial help. Students, also receive financial help only |
| disabilities or diseases, and students, while some are | | | | for the period of time that they are in school. Once |
| more general in nature. | | | | they have completed their schooling, they should no |
| Forms of financial help | | | | longer be in need of financial aid. If they took out |
| Financial help takes many forms. Some are simple | | | | student loans instead of receiving scholarships, they |
| loans to be paid back after a requisite amount of time. | | | | have to start paying the loans back after school. |
| Others are outright grants awarded to groups or | | | | But there is also financial aid that does not have to be |
| individuals. Tax credits, medical benefits, and subsidized | | | | repaid at all; they do not necessarily work on the |
| childcare services are also forms of financial help. In | | | | premise that the beneficiaries will one day cease to |
| the United States, the government gives financial help | | | | need assistance. Examples include financial aid offered |
| in the form of welfare services. Welfare in the U.S. is | | | | to people with disabilities. These systems of financial |
| overseen by the Department of Social Services. | | | | help often work to compensate for handicapped |
| The financial help process | | | | persons' employment and wage-earning limitations and |
| Some financial help is essentially temporary in that | | | | to help them cope with the rest of society as much as |
| beneficiaries are expected to achieve a state of | | | | to aid them financially. |
| non-dependency at some point. Low-income individuals, | | | | |