on welfare
idiom
US
: receiving money from the government because of a low income or lack of income
a family on welfare
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The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economy was awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson for their work on formation of institutions and their impact on welfare.
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
People with mental health conditions are more likely to have worse-paying jobs, work part time or have to rely on welfare payments, the charity states.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, spending on welfare programs will be almost perfectly flat, as increases in Medicaid costs are canceled out by shrinking spending on other programs that support low-income households.
—Ben Ritz, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
But eight fewer days of work per year doesn’t exactly look like the doomsday scenario of everyone choosing to live out their remaining days on welfare, surfing, or playing video games on the taxpayer’s dime.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 22 July 2024
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
People with mental health conditions are more likely to have worse-paying jobs, work part time or have to rely on welfare payments, the charity states.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, spending on welfare programs will be almost perfectly flat, as increases in Medicaid costs are canceled out by shrinking spending on other programs that support low-income households.
—Ben Ritz, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
But eight fewer days of work per year doesn’t exactly look like the doomsday scenario of everyone choosing to live out their remaining days on welfare, surfing, or playing video games on the taxpayer’s dime.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 22 July 2024
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“On welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20welfare. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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