dole queue
English
Noun
dole queue (plural dole queues)
- (Britain) Historically a queue to receive the dole (unemployment benefit), now used in reference to the number of people who are unemployed and and claiming state benefit.
- 2021 September 8, “Network News: HS2 jobs boost - but skills shortage a concern”, in RAIL, number 939, page 16:
- It has taken people off the dole queue, and its online jobseekers board is updated daily.
References
- “dole queue”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.