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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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.
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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
Rewrite this section to focus only on benefits and outcomes that directly address their needs.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Under the law, Wisconsin might have to come up with upwards of $175 million a year to cover the nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites each month who rely on benefits from FoodShare.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
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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
Rewrite this section to focus only on benefits and outcomes that directly address their needs.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Under the law, Wisconsin might have to come up with upwards of $175 million a year to cover the nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites each month who rely on benefits from FoodShare.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
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“On benefits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20benefits. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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