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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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.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
According to the indictment, Lina stole the identity of a Puerto Rican and has been living large on welfare ever since.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Nowrasteh was accused of undercounting in previous research and had his prior work on welfare dependency and immigration debunked by conservative critics.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
Many European countries carry large debt burdens and struggle to bring spending on welfare and pensions under control, limiting their room for fiscal maneuvering.
—Dalibor Rohac, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
According to the indictment, Lina stole the identity of a Puerto Rican and has been living large on welfare ever since.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Nowrasteh was accused of undercounting in previous research and had his prior work on welfare dependency and immigration debunked by conservative critics.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
Many European countries carry large debt burdens and struggle to bring spending on welfare and pensions under control, limiting their room for fiscal maneuvering.
—Dalibor Rohac, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
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“On welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20welfare. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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