WELFARE shows the nature and complexity of the welfare system in sequences illustrating the staggering diversity of problems that constitute welfare: housing, unemployment, divorce, medical and psychiatric problems, abandoned and abused children, and the elderly. These issues are presented in a context where welfare workers as well as clients struggle to cope with and interpret the laws and regulations that govern their work and life.
| Directing | Frederick Wiseman | Director |
| Production | Frederick Wiseman | Producer |
| Editing | Frederick Wiseman | Editor |
| Crew | Richard Vorisek | Mix Technician |
| Camera | Oliver Kool | Camera Technician |
| Camera | William Brayne | Director of Photography |
