low-income
Americanadjective
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They also said they would expand low-income financial assistance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In the 1990s, the government created a program to help low-income families afford childcare so that parents could work or go to school.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Instead, it is leasing it to the private developer, which is using low-income housing tax credits and private financing to build hundreds of housing units for homeless veterans on the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
As part of the charity's festive work, children from low-income families can make a "make a wish for a Christmas present", which the organisation delivers on Christmas Eve.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Consider the most common female names found in middle-income white households versus low-income white households.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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