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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He was deported, but Joe Biden invited him to come back to the US and resume his drug dealing and get back on welfare.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 11 June 2025
This trend is echoed across many other parts of the world, with European Union member states recently meeting to discuss the strain an increasingly elderly population will place on welfare systems and public finances.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The Netherlands takes a tough stance on welfare fraud, encouraged by populist right-wing politicians.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2023
This demonstrates that commonsense limits on welfare can increase people’s incentives to seek employment without crushing them or their families.
—Arthur C. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 11 June 2025
This trend is echoed across many other parts of the world, with European Union member states recently meeting to discuss the strain an increasingly elderly population will place on welfare systems and public finances.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The Netherlands takes a tough stance on welfare fraud, encouraged by populist right-wing politicians.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2023
This demonstrates that commonsense limits on welfare can increase people’s incentives to seek employment without crushing them or their families.
—Arthur C. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
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“On welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20welfare. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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