public assistance

noun

: government aid to needy, aged, or disabled persons and to dependent children

Examples of public assistance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For immigrants, the cuts could be felt more acutely, compounding the effects of other administration efforts to restrict their access to public assistance as part of a broader immigration crackdown. — Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

The story was embellished, but Reagan worked to reshape public assistance programs after winning the White House in 1980. — Laura Turbay, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Nearly half of the state’s early childcare education workers receive some kind of public assistance, including food stamps or Medicaid, according to an essay published by two public health academics from CU’s Anschutz Medical Campus. — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

Rates can vary widely, depending on the funding stream, which can include Social Security or federal disability income, state public assistance programs such as Medicaid, and dollars from community behavioral health organizations. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for public assistance

• coexistence
• nonexistence
• consistence
• desistance
• existence
• insistence
• persistence
• resistance
• subsistence
• distance
• magnetoresistance