public assistance
noun
: government aid to needy, aged, or disabled persons and to dependent children
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The judge also blocked part of the Republican president's order requiring public assistance enrollees to have their citizenship assessed before getting access to the federal voter registration form.
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Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2025
The judge also froze efforts to require public assistance applicants to verify citizenship before accessing federal voter registration materials.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
The state most certainly cannot afford to replace the federal public assistance dollars that repair and replace the basic infrastructure for turning on the lights and flushing the toilets.
—Jesse M. Keenan, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2025
For example, in Colorado, about 46% of the early education workforce receives public assistance, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and Medicaid.
—Charlotte Farewell, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2025
The judge also froze efforts to require public assistance applicants to verify citizenship before accessing federal voter registration materials.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
The state most certainly cannot afford to replace the federal public assistance dollars that repair and replace the basic infrastructure for turning on the lights and flushing the toilets.
—Jesse M. Keenan, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2025
For example, in Colorado, about 46% of the early education workforce receives public assistance, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and Medicaid.
—Charlotte Farewell, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public assistance
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“Public assistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20assistance. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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