public assistance
Example Sentences
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When older people cannot support themselves, the costs don’t disappear — they shift to their adult children, their grandchildren, public assistance programs and communities, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Unforeseen events could eventually leave them dependent on public assistance, re-creating the kind of poverty that Social Security was designed to prevent after the Great Depression.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
On March 6, 1971, a few thousand people marched down the Las Vegas Strip, clogging the glitzy artery through which the city’s money flowed, to protest cuts to public assistance for the poor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
As a community college student and single parent receiving public assistance, she is also eligible for additional support including meal vouchers and grocery gift cards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2025
She called the welfare department to have the family’s public assistance cut off, and then reported the violation to the Housing Authority, starting the eviction process.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
