on welfare

idiom

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

a family on welfare

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He's been working for the city’s social services department for 14 years, long enough to remember a time before algorithms assumed such importance—and long enough to have observed the change of tone in the national conversation on welfare. —

Gabriel Geiger, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2023 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for on welfare