entitlements

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.

Example Sentences

“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

“When you mix drugs, when you mix people coming from all kinds of different backgrounds and having different entitlements to the places that they’re in, it’s really interesting,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

The government said its forthcoming review, which is due before mid-July, would look at all current parental leave entitlements.

From BBC