entitlements

Cultural  

1. Federal programs, such as Social Security (see also Social Security), Medicare (see also Medicare) and Medicaid, that disburse money according to fixed formulas to citizens who fall into designated categories. Because entitlements do not require annual congressional appropriations, their cost tends to rise steadily and, in the view of some, out of control.

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Example Sentences

Efforts to deal with fiscal policy, entitlements and other critical issues have floundered.

From The Wall Street Journal

European prosecutors say the suspects, most of whom appear to have no actual connection to farming, "allegedly inflated livestock numbers to increase their subsidy entitlements".

From Barron's

“The real challenge for these is getting local land use entitlements,” Condon said.

From Los Angeles Times

This includes help in signing up for bursaries or other programmes to obtain full funding entitlements, and supporting career development.

From BBC

The charity says a child with working parents eligible for the entitlements will receive three times as much government-funded early education than a disadvantaged child by the time they start school.

From BBC