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income maintenance

American  

noun

  1. a government program that provides financial assistance to needy people so that they can maintain a certain income level.


Etymology

Origin of income maintenance

First recorded in 1970–75

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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

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

On the whole, the committee saw "great progress" toward solving the problem of "income maintenance in old age."

From Time Magazine Archive

He had already made up his mind in favor of some form of income maintenance.

From Time Magazine Archive

You have to provide income maintenance for those who cannot earn an income.

From Time Magazine Archive

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