family support

noun

1. a means-tested allowance for families in need

Example Sentences

Mr O'Brien's friends and family support the campaign for the change in the law, and a petition has been launched in his name online.

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Military family support groups say that is largely because the annual housing allowance servicemembers get from the military is counted as part of their earnings, meaning even those at the bottom of the pay scale often make too much money to qualify.

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"A lot of my best mates and my family support Villa, while my dad supports Wolves and my grandad was a West Brom fan - so I had a few different influences there," he explained.

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Dr Harrison said the trust was "committed to doing better" and family support from bereavement midwives had improved.

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Rhian is backing a campaign led by Mimi Conder, a widow from England, calling for police forces to provide a family support officer after a suicide.

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