public assistance
noun
: government aid to needy, aged, or disabled persons and to dependent children
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An employee at People’s City Mission in Lincoln was arrested on suspicion of public assistance fraud, according to KOLN.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
Idaho bill would bar public assistance for undocumented immigrants
House Bill 83 was far from the only proposal targeting immigrants that lawmakers have tried to pass this session, though many have failed because of legal and logistical challenges.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
The Barnetts later signed Natalia up for public assistance, moving her into a Lafayette, Indiana apartment by herself in July 2013.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The New York State Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council’s proposals, released in December, include an expansion of the state’s child tax credit and SNAP, statewide housing vouchers and increased monthly public assistance.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
Idaho bill would bar public assistance for undocumented immigrants
House Bill 83 was far from the only proposal targeting immigrants that lawmakers have tried to pass this session, though many have failed because of legal and logistical challenges.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
The Barnetts later signed Natalia up for public assistance, moving her into a Lafayette, Indiana apartment by herself in July 2013.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The New York State Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council’s proposals, released in December, include an expansion of the state’s child tax credit and SNAP, statewide housing vouchers and increased monthly public assistance.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Public assistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20assistance. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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