Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity.

她的丈夫失业了，全家靠救济度日。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Here she was much happier, despite being the poor relation, dependent on charity.

在这儿她生活幸福得多，尽管是由贫弱的亲戚关系和依靠他们的施舍维系。

youdao

These people are not wholly reliant on Western charity.

这些人并非完全依赖西方的施舍。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Many end up relying on charity. Reconstructive surgery can mend most of the injuries.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

And in some cases, they are totally dependent on charity to survive.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

Some charity workers say the conditions on the streets are, if anything, worse than those shown in the film "Slumdog Millionaire."

VOA: special.2009.08.10

In Texas a hospital must spend 4% of its revenue on charity care to stay nonprofit.

FORBES: ObamaCare Could Cause Nonprofit Hospitals To Lose Their Tax-Exempt Status: Here's How

But if they stay, they are stuck in legal limbo, destitute and dependent on charity.

ECONOMIST: Refugees from Iraq

Under the headline "starving Britain", the Sunday Express reports that 100, 000 Britons rely on charity food parcels.

BBC: UK newspaper review: Sunday papers look ahead to strike