noun
welfare recipient; person on welfare
A formal, administrative term for someone receiving public assistance under the 生活保護 system.
生活保護受給者に対する支援制度が拡充された。
Support programs for welfare recipients have been expanded.
彼は生活保護受給者として、月々の生活費を受け取っている。
As a welfare recipient, he receives a monthly living allowance.
Compound of 生活保護 (livelihood protection, i.e., public assistance) and 受給者 (recipient).