public assistance
noun
: government aid to needy, aged, or disabled persons and to dependent children
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The first priority is helping individual households, but municipalities will focus on public assistance such as infrastructure next, Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management Director Cassandra Libal said.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Cheryl Twombly, of the Florida Department of Children and Families, has known Brown and his wife for more than 30 years and says even families receiving public assistance need some extra help.
—Ryan Bergeron, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
About half of childcare providers in the state aren’t able to offer health insurance for their workers, and about 43% of childcare workers in the state are on some form of public assistance like Medicaid and food stamps.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
One of the groups pushing hard for state SNAP waivers is the Foundation for Government Accountability, a conservative think tank based in Florida that’s been working for more than a decade to reshape the nation’s public assistance programs and significantly cut spending.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 10 Aug. 2025
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Cheryl Twombly, of the Florida Department of Children and Families, has known Brown and his wife for more than 30 years and says even families receiving public assistance need some extra help.
—Ryan Bergeron, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
About half of childcare providers in the state aren’t able to offer health insurance for their workers, and about 43% of childcare workers in the state are on some form of public assistance like Medicaid and food stamps.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
One of the groups pushing hard for state SNAP waivers is the Foundation for Government Accountability, a conservative think tank based in Florida that’s been working for more than a decade to reshape the nation’s public assistance programs and significantly cut spending.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Public assistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20assistance. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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