public assistance
noun
: government aid to needy, aged, or disabled persons and to dependent children
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By 1972, roughly one in eight New Yorkers was receiving some form of public assistance, up threefold from a decade earlier.
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Kevin Lozano, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, is a public assistance program for low-income older adults and people with disabilities under age 65.
—Katie Savin, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, is a public assistance program for low-income older adults and people with disabilities under age 65.
—Callie Freitag, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
Sara Kennedy, the assistant chief of business services at OCFA, said the agency will seek reimbursement on behalf of city governments from FEMA’s public assistance program.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
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Kevin Lozano, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, is a public assistance program for low-income older adults and people with disabilities under age 65.
—Katie Savin, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, is a public assistance program for low-income older adults and people with disabilities under age 65.
—Callie Freitag, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
Sara Kennedy, the assistant chief of business services at OCFA, said the agency will seek reimbursement on behalf of city governments from FEMA’s public assistance program.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
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“Public assistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20assistance. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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