Sentence examples for benefit for the first from inspiring English sources

The legislation would provide a prescription drug benefit for the first time to 40 million disabled and elderly Americans.

About 670,000 households will face a 14% cut in housing benefit for the first bedroom deemed surplus to requirements and 25% for two or more bedrooms.

The report says: "In practice, many are likely to be taken by new households, some claiming housing benefit for the first time".

This laudable attempt to simplify welfare brings together support for the unemployed and the low-paid into a single benefit for the first time.

An earlier version said the right for newly unemployed people to claim housing benefit for the first 13 weeks had been removed.

Tenants affected will face a 14% cut in housing benefit for the first "excess" bedroom, and 25% where two or more bedrooms are "under-occupied".

Numerous reviews (eg, Hansen et al) 35 have demonstrated that the efficacy of existing antidepressant medications is limited, without dramatically increased benefit for the second-generation medications, and some authors have questioned whether antidepressants have any efficacy at all.

In addition, some employees will receive health benefits for the first time.

No EU migrant will be entitled to out-of-work benefits for the first three months.

[C4.] Initial Jobless Claims Fall The number of people signing up for unemployment benefits for the first time dropped last week.

CHART: Jobless Claims: Weekly number of people who have filed for unemployment benefits for the first time.