worse off

alternative worse-off

1. comparativecomparative form of badly off: more badly off

   Meanwhile, billions of pounds of cuts to benefits and tax credits mean that many disabled people and families with children stand to lose huge sums: the poorest fifth of families with children will be on average £3,000 worse off a year as a result of tax and benefit changes since 2010.

   2018, The Observer, The Observer view on the budget and the decade of austerity, 28 October