Ministers last night vowed to end benefitsdependency.
The Sun (2014)
Up to 85 per cent of those in some prisons are from the jobless world of benefitsdependency.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Definition of 'dependency'
dependency
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uncountable noun
You talk about someone's dependency when they have a deep emotional, physical, or financial need for a particular person or thing, especially one that you consider excessive or undesirable.