public assistance
nounDefinition of public assistance
: government aid to needy, aged, or disabled persons and to dependent children
Examples of public assistance in a Sentence
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Teen mothers are more likely to end up impoverished and on public assistance programs, like welfare. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "15 Facts About Teen Pregnancy You Need to Know," 21 Aug. 2019 For example, women who are pregnant and on Medicaid or who need public assistance will not be subject to the new rules during the pregnancy and for 60 days after the birth of the baby. — Colleen Long, BostonGlobe.com, "New Trump administration rules can deny green cards for immigrants on food stamps," 12 Aug. 2019 Namely, that people receiving public assistance for health care will end up paying a portion of the tax themselves. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon lawmakers set to vote on sending tobacco tax hike to ballot," 18 June 2019 Ebony Shelton, director of the Office of Financial Planning, said there is also more money for additional law enforcement, personnel in the Health and Human Services department, emergent public health issues and public assistance. — Ramona Sentinel, "County supervisors approve $6.25 billion budget," 9 July 2019 The new surcharge would generate a maximum of $150 million for the nuclear plants, which owner FirstEnergy Solutions claims are unprofitable and will soon have to close without public assistance. — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com, "Ohio Senate panel rolls back proposed nuclear plant subsidies," 26 June 2019 Court documents said Benitez has six dependents and a net income of $388 from public assistance, such as food stamps. — Serena O'sullivan, azcentral, "Phoenix mom accused of buying stolen items, involving her kids in reselling merchandise," 14 June 2019 There was the Welfare Queen/ice cream vendor who reportedly stole $11,000 in public assistance funds; and the Welfare Queen convicted of stealing just $1,013. — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, "Reagan used her, the country hated her. Decades later, the Welfare Queen of Chicago refuses to go away," 7 June 2019 Ireland grants people in need of international protection shelter, food, and public assistance, as do many other countries, including Canada and a number of Western European states. — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, "Ireland’s Strange, Cruel System for Asylum Seekers," 26 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'public assistance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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