income support

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The 1962 Trade Adjustment Assistance program, which provided training, job-search and income support to workers harmed by foreign trade, has provided benefits to more than five million people.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. lacks many common family policy programs found in Europe, including cash transfers for families with children, income support during parental leave, and subsidized childcare.

From Science Daily

He said these include cold weather payments for households on income support with a dependent who is over 65, under 3 or with a significant disability; a cold weather bonus for pensioners with no tax liability and low carbon heating grants for eligible households.

From BBC

The Winter Fuel Allowance can be paid to all eligible householders receiving Income Support.

From BBC