How to Use public assistance in a Sentence

public assistance

noun

• One in four of this group lives on some form of public assistance.
  — Joel Kotkin, National Review, 29 Mar. 2022
• In his view, most still need some form of public assistance.
  — Greg Jefferson, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Nov. 2021
• Many haven’t been able to work in months, and public assistance is running out.
  — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2020
• The low wages also mean that child care workers end up on public assistance.
  — Grace Gedye, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Nov. 2021
• The idea of banning drug felons from public assistance started during the push to reform welfare in the 1990s.
  — Margaret Lombe, The Conversation, 27 May 2021
• The Park Service is also not asking for public assistance in any of the searches.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 29 June 2020
• Some were teenagers who had run away from foster care and were wary of seeking public assistance for fear of being sent back.
  — New York Times, 22 June 2018
• And often there’s not a lot of public assistance available.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN, 11 July 2023
• More than 15% of the industry's workers live below the poverty line in 41 states and half need public assistance.
  — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2021
• Among the amendments that passed with 21 votes were a requirement that the Capitol reopen to the public on May 19 and a small cut to public assistance funding.
  — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2021
• There were also concerns that pet trusts could be used to hide assets from the tax rolls or public assistance system.
  — Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 22 Sep. 2020
• There are fee waivers for those who earn poverty wages, and for those on public assistance, but the cutoffs don’t take into account the high cost of living here.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2021
• Over 70% of calls were for medical and other forms of public assistance.
  — Bill McHugh, NOLA.com, 22 Aug. 2020
• In terms of public assistance, expectations for the 19th edition of Seville are high.
  — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 4 Nov. 2022
• Kemp pushed laws to suspend the state gas tax, give $1 billion of state income tax refunds and even give $350 to every person in the state on public assistance.
  — Jeff Amy, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Nov. 2022
• At least half of the funds are required to go to residents who qualify for public assistance.
  — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
• Adult public assistance payments to needy aged, blind and disabled Alaskans have been cut by $7.5 million through a veto.
  — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2019
• Please help us make this stop,’’ the companies said in its joint statement, asking for public assistance.
  — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2020
• In public, hosts described Airbnb as a form of public assistance or a godsend second gig.
  — Molly Osberg, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2023
• Among those who stay — awaiting asylum and unable to work — a small number receive public assistance for up to two years.
  — Aritz Parra, Fox News, 29 June 2018
• The pay is often so low that more than half of the workers qualify for public assistance like food stamps or Medicaid.
  — Reed Abelson Desiree Rios, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
• Without public assistance, a bakery would not be viable in such a small village, the mayor said.
  — New York Times, 10 Nov. 2019
• The Democrats want to increase public assistance for struggling parents, but child care should be free for all Americans.
  — Elliot Haspel, The New Republic, 30 Oct. 2019
• Riders who are on public assistance may apply for a program that offers trips for 50 cents.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023
• A quarter of the families received public assistance and 10% had no full-time wage earner.
  — Susan Pinker, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2020
• More than a third of these men and women fell behind on bill payments, 15% turned to public assistance, and 31% cut their leaves short to ease their financial burdens.
  — Fortune, 15 Aug. 2019
• A dozen years ago, Thao was a single mother receiving public assistance, not far from time spent living in her car with her young son.
  — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Sep. 2022
• Bonnie Gray, who did not report income for a year, which resulted in an over-grant of public assistance.
  — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2020
• At the same time, a minimum-wage increase would prompt a small reduction in the number who need to enroll in state public assistance programs such as Medi-Cal.
  — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
• Based on their household income or receipt of a public assistance benefit, customers may be eligible for a 10% or 50% discount off their electric bill per month.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024