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national assistance
noun
- (in Britain) formerly a weekly allowance paid to certain people by the state to bring their incomes up to minimum levels established by law Now replaced byincome support
Example Sentences
This is a sign perhaps that national assistance is now beginning to arrive.
She expressed gratitude for the national assistance, saying the state could use all the help it could get.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a statement to the AP that it “always encourages strengthening local capacity before requesting national assistance.”
The usually well-funded Florida Republican Party has encountered financial difficulties since Gov. Rick Scott’s preferred candidate for state party chairman was rejected last year, making it more reliant on national assistance.
Patrick later returned to London and drew national assistance while living in an attic room in his brother’s house.
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