The phrase "accepting handouts" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the act of receiving assistance or support, often in the form of financial aid or resources, typically from a government or organization.
Example: "Some people believe that accepting handouts can lead to a lack of motivation to find work."
Alternatives: "receiving assistance" or "taking aid".
A quarter of those surveyed said that once adults earned more than £17,671 a year, they should stop accepting handouts from their parents.
The stigma against accepting "handouts" is also a common problem, said Stegall, whose program distributes pantry boxes at VFW Halls to help needy veterans feel more comfortable.
In recent months, she's been accepting handouts from friends and family and relying on her church pantry to provide many of her family's meals.
Roughly six hundred media have been credentialed for the game, versus four hundred and fifty, or fewer, for a typical Big Ten matchup here at Beaver Stadium — and uncountable others have been circling the grounds, accepting handouts ("Did you know?
For the next week or two, the 10-year-old child roams the city's winding cobblestone streets nimbly foraging for food in outdoor markets, accepting handouts and making friends.
They ran behind on mortgage payments and had to accept handouts of food.
Loath to accept handouts, they relented this year and allowed Catholic Charities to buy them winter coats, for $391.
And then there's the inescapable fact that Trump's daughter just literally accepted handouts from other people rather than earning the candy herself via hard work.
His Dictionary defined "patron" as "a wretch who supports with insolence, and is paid with flattery," but he also accepted handouts ranging from rent-free living at the home of wealthy friends to a royal pension.
If Congress were really interested in self-sufficiency for the poor, it would give them back more of "their own money," instead of forcing them to accept handouts from nongovernmental sources.
Some furloughed workers have taken to accepting food handouts amid the weeks without a paycheck.
