public assistance
noun
: government aid to needy, aged, or disabled persons and to dependent children
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State emergency management officials say that could be public assistance, which helps reimburse communities, or individual assistance.
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Jack Springgate, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The federal decision blocks access to critical FEMA public assistance for affected communities, as well as statewide hazard mitigation support.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
But during the same time period, thousands of people in Massachusetts fraudulently received public assistance benefits to the tune of $30 million to $50 million, and that was just the cases that were identified.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Prior to that, the agency's public assistance backlog was more than $14 billion, according to internal FEMA data.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
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Jack Springgate, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The federal decision blocks access to critical FEMA public assistance for affected communities, as well as statewide hazard mitigation support.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
But during the same time period, thousands of people in Massachusetts fraudulently received public assistance benefits to the tune of $30 million to $50 million, and that was just the cases that were identified.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Prior to that, the agency's public assistance backlog was more than $14 billion, according to internal FEMA data.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Public assistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20assistance. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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