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Un peu d'aide est toujours bienvenue.

Un peu d'aide est toujours bienvenue.
A little help is always welcome.
From Lesson 53:Everyday replies·French

Questions & Answers about Un peu d'aide est toujours bienvenue.

Why is it d'aide and not de l'aide?
After expressions of quantity like un peu de (a little bit of) or beaucoup de (a lot of), French drops the words le, la, or l'. You just use de, which shortens to d' before a vowel. That is why it is un peu d'aide instead of un peu de l'aide.
Why does bienvenue end with an e here?
In French, adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. The word for help (aide) is a feminine noun. Because of this, the adjective bienvenu gets an extra e at the end to match, making it bienvenue.
Does the s at the end of toujours mean it is plural?
No, toujours (always) is an invariable word, which means its spelling never changes. The s is just a permanent part of the word and has nothing to do with being plural.
I have learned bienvenue as a greeting. Is it used the same way here?
It is closely related, but here it is acting as an adjective describing the help. When you greet someone at the door, you are using the word as an exclamation. In this sentence, it describes how the help is received: the help is welcome.

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