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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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The first is income maintenance; the second is broader and deeper unemployment compensation; the third is a greatly expanded job-training program.

From Time Magazine Archive

Marshall also denounced existing job-training programs as mere "income maintenance plans that leave participants with no skills."

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive