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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Republicans have contended that the program's rules do not serve the truly needy and argue that overall spending on welfare programs should be reduced.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
The left doesn’t believe that people on welfare programs are capable of doing anything meaningful with their lives.
—Addison Scherler, National Review, 19 June 2025
Individuals on welfare and other benefit programs often need a push into the job world.
—Michael Bernick, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
The Harry Potter books transformed J.K. Rowling from a single mother on welfare to an author with a ten-figure fortune—but her massive charity initiatives dropped her from the ranks of billionaires.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
The left doesn’t believe that people on welfare programs are capable of doing anything meaningful with their lives.
—Addison Scherler, National Review, 19 June 2025
Individuals on welfare and other benefit programs often need a push into the job world.
—Michael Bernick, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
The Harry Potter books transformed J.K. Rowling from a single mother on welfare to an author with a ten-figure fortune—but her massive charity initiatives dropped her from the ranks of billionaires.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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“On welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20welfare. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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