Meaning of on the brew | Babel Free

Definitions

On the dole; receiving unemployment benefit.

slang

Examples

“"What do the Catholics do for work?" "Go on the brew. You know the stayet. The Relief. Then they hang around the bars and the bookie shops. There's nothin' else they can do."”

“Lost her job like so many others. It's hard to get jobs in retail these days, there's a lot of shops closing down. Senga's signed on the brew, but hopefully something will come up.”

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