public assistance
Example Sentences
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Senate Bill 1387, which lawmakers passed Aug. 31, seeks to require state agencies to include a box for Jewish ethnicity on all demographic data forms, ranging from public assistance programs to college applications.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
My question is whether that additional income would make him ineligible for SSI, assuming he would even agree to apply for public assistance in the first place.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Tax revenue has grown steadily in recent years but has failed to keep up with ballooning costs in areas including the city’s rental-voucher program and public assistance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Detectives are asking for public assistance to help locate the 5-foot-7, 104-pound suspect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
He tells Mam at last that she can have the public assistance but if she gets a single penny from her husband she’s to drop all claims and give the money back to the Dispensary.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
