income maintenance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of income maintenance
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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He wrote to state social services director Karen Timberlake and invited the state to take over the county’s income maintenance program.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2014
Marshall also denounced existing job-training programs as mere "income maintenance plans that leave participants with no skills."
From Time Magazine Archive
The chairman of the Urban Coalition propounded a herculean list of needs, including reforms in urban planning, housing, education, race relations, income maintenance and birth-control programs.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had already made up his mind in favor of some form of income maintenance.
From Time Magazine Archive
As for reforming or replacing the welfare system, the estimates for the various income maintenance schemes that have been proposed run as high as $30 billion per year.
From Time Magazine Archive
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