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breadline

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noun

  1. a queue of people waiting for free food given out by a government agency or a charity organization
  2. on the breadline
    impoverished; living at subsistence level
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Badenoch said she opposed that decision, arguing it would mean pensioners "on the breadline" would miss out.

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She told the BBC she believed the pension credit threshold was too low and to qualify for it "you truly have to be on the breadline".

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When the tour’s over, I’m back on the breadline, honey.

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Ministers often repeat that 100,000 children have been kept above the breadline by their policies, and the child payment is frequently lauded by charities.

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Michelle was inspired to launch the project because of her own experience living on the breadline.

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