1. Social Security - refers to the whole set of compulsory measures instituted to protect the individual and his family against the consequences of an unavoidable interruption or serious diminution of the earned income disposable for maintaining a reasonable standard of living. Examples are compulsory employer liability (with or without insurance), provident funds, and social insurance.
2. Personal Social Services - refers to service functions that have more bearing upon personal problems, individual situations of stress, interpersonal helping or helping people in need, and the provision of direct services in collaboration with workers from government and voluntary agencies. Examples are programs for counseling, therapy, and rehabilitation; programs for providing access, information, and advice; institutional services; child protective services; and programs for treating deviants.
3. Public Assistance - refers to material/concrete aids/supports provided, usually by government agencies, to people who have no income or means of support for themselves and their families for reasons such as loss of employment, natural disasters, etc.
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