Noun
basic needs (uncountable)
the absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well-being, usually in terms of consumption goods
Secrecy, censorship, dishonesty, and blocking of communication threaten all the basic needs. Abraham Maslow
The good or healthy society would then be defined as one that permitted people's highest purposes to emerge by satisfying all their basic needs. Abraham Maslow
So much for all the prayers you've learned. They are no help to basic needs. And all the worlds they've shown you Just make you even greedier. Kate Bush
A house is a compressed territory where our basic needs can be fulfilled close by and safely. Yann Martel
Above all, when your voices are heard in government, it's far more likely that your basic needs will be met. And that's why reform must reach the daily lives of those who are hungry and those who are ill, and those who live without electricity or water. Barack Obama
We have a responsibility as a state to protect our most vulnerable citizens: our children, seniors, people with disabilities. That is our moral obligation. But there is an economic justification too - we all pay when the basic needs of our citizens are unmet. John Lynch