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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His focus on welfare measures as the ultimate standard of progressivism left the city ill-equipped to propose alternative economic strategies needed for addressing its fiscal crisis.
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Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Successive governments were able to spend money on welfare instead of defense, making the lives of ordinary Europeans much more comfortable, while relying on the United States, the world’s biggest military spender, to come to the rescue should the need arise.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
The revelation comes on the heels of news last month that Deloitte leveraged AI in a $290,000 report published in July to help the Australian government crack down on welfare.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Aside from external threats, there are internal divisions, with wrangling among Labour lawmakers limiting the ruling party's ability to change policy, with several significant U-turns on welfare spending reforms in recent months.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Successive governments were able to spend money on welfare instead of defense, making the lives of ordinary Europeans much more comfortable, while relying on the United States, the world’s biggest military spender, to come to the rescue should the need arise.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
The revelation comes on the heels of news last month that Deloitte leveraged AI in a $290,000 report published in July to help the Australian government crack down on welfare.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Aside from external threats, there are internal divisions, with wrangling among Labour lawmakers limiting the ruling party's ability to change policy, with several significant U-turns on welfare spending reforms in recent months.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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“On welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20welfare. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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