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income support

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain, formerly) a social security payment for people on very low incomes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"If we were to massively increase our income support budget that might mean everybody else having to pay more tax including those who are on income support," she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

It has also provided eviction defense for 14,258 households, rental assistance for 4,488 households and income support for 1,494 households, according to the Housing Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

The five-year plan covers not just childbirth and IVF but preschool access, secondary education, family income support, and housing.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

Benefits were used mostly as income support, and nonparticipants were re-employed faster than those who participated in TAA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

If taxes would be abolished in that section, then the affected people could still earn a living wage, and need no income support.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus

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