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
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
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
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
You have to provide income maintenance for those who cannot earn an income.
From Time Magazine Archive
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