public assistance
noun
: government aid to needy, aged, or disabled persons and to dependent children
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The bill includes stricter requirements for public assistance recipients to keep receiving food aid through SNAP or health coverage through Medicaid.
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Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
New York City's public assistance infrastructure—especially TANF and subsidized child care—is already strained by backlogs and delays.
—Gregory J. Morris, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Another proposal quadruples the amount of damage that needs to be suffered in a disaster before FEMA awards any public assistance grants for infrastructure repair and debris removal.
—Jeremy Lindenfeld, ProPublica, 9 July 2025
But there are other provisions on public assistance programs that are already in effect.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
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Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
New York City's public assistance infrastructure—especially TANF and subsidized child care—is already strained by backlogs and delays.
—Gregory J. Morris, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Another proposal quadruples the amount of damage that needs to be suffered in a disaster before FEMA awards any public assistance grants for infrastructure repair and debris removal.
—Jeremy Lindenfeld, ProPublica, 9 July 2025
But there are other provisions on public assistance programs that are already in effect.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 9 July 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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