on benefits
idiom
British
: receiving money from the government because of a low income or lack of income
a family on benefits
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Congress will have to increase revenue coming into the program by possibly raising payroll taxes, reducing overall spending on benefits maybe by raising the full retirement age, or some combination of the two, AARP suggested.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 July 2025
This includes law enforcement seeking employee data on benefits claims.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Under the law, Wisconsin might have to come up with upwards of $175 million a year to cover the nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites each month who rely on benefits from FoodShare.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
The reduction of taxes on benefits will weaken, not protect, Social Security (and Medicare too).
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 July 2025
This includes law enforcement seeking employee data on benefits claims.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Under the law, Wisconsin might have to come up with upwards of $175 million a year to cover the nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites each month who rely on benefits from FoodShare.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
The reduction of taxes on benefits will weaken, not protect, Social Security (and Medicare too).
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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“On benefits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20benefits. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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