on benefits

idiom

British

: receiving money from the government because of a low income or lack of income

a family on benefits

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About 40% of people pay federal income tax on benefits, according to the Social Security Administration. —

Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024 By reducing redundant staff and zero energy programs, and by sharpening the pencil on benefits, AC Transit should be able to balance costs and revenues without asking voters for additional taxes. —

Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024 Just eliminating taxes on benefits, without any other changes to make up for that loss in revenues, would worsen the program’s current funding woes, experts say. —

Lorie Konish, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024 That figure for 2024 was a median of $120 per month out-of-pocket on benefits, excluding retirement savings, and an average of $223 per month. —

Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on benefits