Sentence examples for benefits hit from inspiring English sources

Take, for instance, this AP story by Jeannine Aversa, which is headlined "Longer-term jobless benefits hit 25-year high".

The Labor Department reported that applications for jobless benefits hit 337,000 last week, an increase of 28,000 from the previous week.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people filing new jobless claims rose unexpectedly last week, while those continuing to receive benefits hit a record for the 10th consecutive week.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A closely watched gauge of jobless benefits hit a two-year low last week and factory activity in the country's mid-Atlantic region accelerated in November, suggesting the economy's recovery was gaining speed.

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits hit a five-year low last week and residential construction surged in December, the latest signs that the American economic recovery remains on track.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits hit a four-month high last week, suggesting that the labor market recovery may have lost some momentum in March.

And since an aging population, with rising health-care costs, means that a hefty chunk of government spending will be going to retirement and health-care benefits, hitting Ryan's target would require drastically shrinking everything else.

McAuliffe said the debate in Congress over reauthorizing the benefits hits home.

After all, the chained CPI is a benefit cut that cuts more every year a person receives benefits, hitting Social Security beneficiaries in late old age the hardest.

Changes to incapacity benefit hit hardest in south Wales and the west of Scotland.

What will you do when the reduction in housing benefit hits – move or find the extra money from elsewhere?