- income support
- an income-related benefit payable to those whose income does not exceed a specified minimum. It replaced supplementary benefit in 1988.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
income support
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Income Support — is an income related means tested benefit in the United Kingdom for people who are on a low income. Claimants of Income Support may be entitled to certain other benefits, for example, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit and help with health… … Wikipedia
income support — noun In Britain, a social security payment made to people on low incomes • • • Main Entry: ↑income * * * income support UK US noun [uncountable] british in the UK, money that the government pays to people who have a very low income or no income… … Useful english dictionary
income support — ► NOUN ▪ (in the UK and Canada) payment made by the state to people on a low income … English terms dictionary
income support — N UNCOUNT In Britain, income support is money that the government gives regularly to people with no income or very low incomes. People on income support do not have to pay council tax … English dictionary
income support — British money paid by the state to poorer people One of a sequence of phrases meant to mask any suggestion of charity in such payments: ... she was only £10 a week better off than when she was on income support (as national… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
income support — income sup.port n [U] money that is given by the government in Britain to people who have no income or a very low income … Dictionary of contemporary English
income support — an income related benefit payable to those whose income does not exceed a specified minimum. It replaced supplementary benefit in 1988 … The new mediacal dictionary
income support — UK / US noun [uncountable] British in the UK, money that the government pays to people who have a very low income or no income at all … English dictionary
income support — assurance of income, assurance of minimum wage for a worker … English contemporary dictionary
income support — noun (in the UK and Canada) payment made by the state to people on a low income … English new terms dictionary
