pension vs welfare

pension

verb
  • To grant a pension to. 

  • To force (someone) to retire on a pension. 

noun
  • An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. 

  • A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes. 

  • A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services. 

  • A regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar. 

welfare

verb
  • To provide with welfare or aid. 

noun
  • Such payment. 

  • Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect. 

  • Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it (often called welfare assistance in UK English). 

How often have the words pension and welfare occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )