public assistance

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meanings of publicand assistance

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings.
public
noun[ U, + sing/pl verb ]
uk /ˈpʌb.lɪk/ us /ˈpʌb.lɪk/
the group of people who are involved with you or your organization, especially in a ...
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assistance
noun[ U ]
uk /əˈsɪs.təns/ us /əˈsɪs.təns/
help:
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Examples of public assistance

public assistance
Specifically, does receipt of publicassistance lead to distinctive psychological orientations towards society, government and public policy?
Thus, the analysis does show some instances where publicassistance affects political orientations.
Many who desired publicassistance applied for it in person, ensuring that their public dependency appropriately reflected the differing statuses of giver and recipient.
Moreover, the income of extended family members rather than individuals can be assessed when a person applies for publicassistance.
More of the dropouts were also no longer married to the other biological parent and more were receiving publicassistance.
In summary, there are clear hypotheses about the relationships between publicassistance and each of these two values.
First and foremost was to disentitle publicassistance.
These workers have few workplace protections and the option of returning to publicassistance is unavailable if they have exhausted their lifetime cap.
In 1996, a unique confluence of events came together to complete the final transformation of publicassistance into labour policy.
Labour policy has systematically replaced publicassistance policy for the vast majority of former recipients.
This suggests that while the majority of recipients have historically engaged in work over welfare, labour market conditions have forced them back on publicassistance.
What made the middle 1990s different was the 'work first' strategy adopted by several states and more restrictive publicassistance guidelines.
Their low incomes could be ameliorated by publicassistance or family support, but both are also 'burdens ' on the next cohort.
Now she shared a one-room rented government flat and relied on publicassistance from the government for her livelihood.
Others may apply for a discretionary publicassistance benefit (currently 15 per cent of the minimum wage).
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