safety net
noun [ C ]
ukus FINANCE, GOVERNMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
a system or plan for helping people, companies, etc. that are having problems, especially financial problems:
The ability to declare bankruptcy is one of the oldest safety nets that the government provides working people.
The state set up a safety net for those who can't afford health insurance.
social/financial safety net In the old days, when there was no adequate social safety net, parents regarded having a son as making an investment for their old age.
a welfare/health/government safety net