on welfare
idiom
US
: receiving money from the government because of a low income or lack of income
a family on welfare
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Besides debt costs, spending was also boosted by higher outlays on welfare and public-sector wages.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2025
And of all the country’s regions, Rotterdam cracks down on welfare fraud the hardest.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2023
Last week’s U-turn on welfare reforms has left the government with an additional £5 billion to find.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
Colleagues recalled Kay’s interest in people on welfare and those experiencing homelessness.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2025
And of all the country’s regions, Rotterdam cracks down on welfare fraud the hardest.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2023
Last week’s U-turn on welfare reforms has left the government with an additional £5 billion to find.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
Colleagues recalled Kay’s interest in people on welfare and those experiencing homelessness.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
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“On welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20welfare. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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