public assistance
Example Sentences
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On March 6, 1971, a few thousand people marched down the Las Vegas Strip, clogging the glitzy artery through which the city’s money flowed, to protest cuts to public assistance for the poor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, low-income households that are eligible for public assistance with their home heating bills may not get that help until late December — after cold-weather demand begins.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025
All three consistently land at or near the top of lists of major corporations with significant shares of their workers collecting public assistance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
Combined with threats to federal funding for public assistance, it has been too much for many of them to bear, she said.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025
Data on weekly income, what they paid in rent, in utilities, if they were on public assistance, how long.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
