public assistance
Example Sentences
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Much of the evidence circulating online about Haredi dependence on public assistance comes from reporting I helped produce as founder of the activist organization Yaffed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, low-income households that are eligible for public assistance with their home heating bills may not get that help until late December — after cold-weather demand begins.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025
All three consistently land at or near the top of lists of major corporations with significant shares of their workers collecting public assistance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
Combined with threats to federal funding for public assistance, it has been too much for many of them to bear, she said.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025
Data on weekly income, what they paid in rent, in utilities, if they were on public assistance, how long.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
