welfare program
Example Sentences
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In an attempt to address this issue, Lula increased by 15% the value of Bolsa Família, the government's main social welfare program.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
In January, the Republican governor announced plans to tap the state’s unspent funds from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families welfare program, called TANF, to expand Star Academy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
She uses the nearly $900 a month she receives through CalWorks, a state welfare program, to cover her rent, utilities and phone bill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2025
Ford also said that Abbott had lost a large baby-formula contract with a state welfare program to a competitor, which he didn’t identify.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
I immediately recognized the stuff as the rations that the authorities, under a new welfare program, gave to elderly persons, many of whom suffered from TB and had no children to look after them.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
