on welfare

Idioms

see on relief.

Example Sentences

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UKHospitality said businesses "no longer believe the BCC is the right framework to drive the next phase of progress on welfare due to the requirement to source only slower-growing breeds".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

In 2023, households reported £190bn in benefits and so-called administrative data on welfare payments totalled £243bn, a gap of £44bn.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

But she also announced policies that could raise inflation, including lifting a cap on welfare payment for more than two children and an increase to the minimum wage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

After the recent U-turn on welfare cuts, the terms of reference for Work and Pensions Minister Stephen Timms' review of disability benefits is expected shortly.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

And then if they did marry, they could be left with a kid, two kids, the husband might just get fed up and take off, disappear, they’d have to go on welfare.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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