on benefits
idiom
British
: receiving money from the government because of a low income or lack of income
a family on benefits
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Congress did not intend USCIS to be an enforcement agency, but to focus on benefits.
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Middle-income taxpayers stand to benefit the most from the policy, according to tax experts, since low earners may already be exempt from federal taxes on benefits and higher earners will be above the phaseout thresholds.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
In addition to the government shutdown deadline, lawmakers will also focus on the Texas redistricting and possibly rebranding the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to focus on benefits for middle-class families.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
For instance, those lawmakers who drew up the legislation in 1983 to tax Social Security chose not to adjust the thresholds to inflation so that eventually everyone would pay income tax on benefits, Senate records show.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Middle-income taxpayers stand to benefit the most from the policy, according to tax experts, since low earners may already be exempt from federal taxes on benefits and higher earners will be above the phaseout thresholds.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
In addition to the government shutdown deadline, lawmakers will also focus on the Texas redistricting and possibly rebranding the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to focus on benefits for middle-class families.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
For instance, those lawmakers who drew up the legislation in 1983 to tax Social Security chose not to adjust the thresholds to inflation so that eventually everyone would pay income tax on benefits, Senate records show.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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“On benefits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20benefits. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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