be in receipt of
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More than half of this is spent on the Adult Disability Payment, and the Scottish Fiscal Commission forecasts that one million Scots will be in receipt of a disability payment of some kind by 2031.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
“We expect to be in receipt of a formal request,” he said, “but as of right now, I’m not in a position to confirm.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2021
The ruling of indirect discrimination was due to the fact women and those with disabilities are disproportionately more likely to be in receipt of housing benefit, and therefore disproportionately affected by blanket "No DSS" bans.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2020
“We’ve been in constant communication with Fashion Fair about when we’ll be in receipt of goods.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2015
On the Wednesday morning he would be in receipt of four hundred lines from his housemaster for breaking three windows and a gas-globe.
From Mike by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
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