Our family had to go on public assistance when my parents lost their jobs.父母失业后，我们一家只能依靠政府补助生活。People with higher incomes are ineligible for the government benefits.高收入的人无权享受政府补助。The bill would have cut off government aid even to legal immigrants.这个议案甚至削减了对合法移民的政府补助。