family allowance
Britishnoun
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(in Britain) a former name for child benefit
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Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): child benefit. (capitals) a regular government payment to the parents of children up to a certain age
Example Sentences
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Because wages are measured before pension deductions, she does not receive any support apart from child family allowance.
From BBC • May 17, 2022
This is a novel concept in the United States, but not in other parts of the world, where 108 countries have a periodic child or family allowance anchored in national legislation, according to UNICEF.
From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2021
The child benefit system was first implemented in 1946 and known as "family allowance".
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2013
Most Spanish workers also take home incentive pay, family allowance and a variety of other fringe benefits that boost their average income to between $4 and $7 a day.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another inducement for larger families is a system of monthly family allowance payments for children up to the age of sixteen or until they complete secondary school.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
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