dependents

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A term life policy is designed to financially protect your dependents if you die before they become financially independent.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Close to 2,000 Filipino workers and their dependents were flown back to Manila as of 23 March, according to the government.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Unified officials said the district pays 100% of healthcare monthly premiums for all workers and their dependents if a worker qualifies for healthcare by working a minimum number of hours.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The Social Security Disability Insurance program is a federal, payroll-tax-funded insurance that provides cash benefits to disabled workers and their eligible dependents.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

At the end of September, Lemos found the burden of caring for all of these dependents overwhelming, and, reluctantly and tearfully, she placed four of her children in the nearby Half-Orphan Asylum.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy