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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Last week, the Senate passed a bipartisan bill called the Social Security Fairness Act that removed limits on benefits for people who receive pensions from government and public service jobs. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024 For the millions of taxpayers who miss out on benefits, the consequences are immediate and personal. —

Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 With almost 10,000 Amazon workers joining the Teamsters to fight for safer working conditions, higher wages and improvement on benefits, the fate of many customers' packages remains unknown. —

Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024 While curtailing regulatory mandates on benefits, the next administration may place people with chronic conditions into separate insurance pools, as Vance indicated this fall. —

Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on benefits