assistance
noun [ U ]
uk/əˈsɪstəns/ ushelp, especially money or resources that are given to people, countries, etc. when they have experienced a difficult situation:
need/seek assistance The minister revealed that the banking industry needed assistance from the taxpayer to survive.
offer/provide/receive assistance The first teams sent to provide assistance after the earthquake began arriving in the affected region yesterday.
be of assistance (to sb) (in doing sth) The grant was of great assistance to us in setting up the organization.
financial/economic assistance
federal/state/government assistance
food/humanitarian/disaster assistance
technical/legal assistance