benefit vs welfare

benefit

verb
  • To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary. 

  • To be or to provide a benefit to. 

noun
  • An advantage; help or aid from something. 

  • An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause. 

  • A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme. 

  • Intended audience (as for the benefit of). 

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 benefit and welfare occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )