family allowance

British  

noun

1. (in Britain) a former name for child benefit

2. 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

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Example Sentences

Because wages are measured before pension deductions, she does not receive any support apart from child family allowance.

From BBC

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

When Britain renamed its “family allowance” a “child benefit” in the 1970s and paid mothers instead of fathers, families spent less on tobacco and men’s clothing and more on children’s clothing, pocket money, and toys.

From New York Times

And with the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases and deaths, she’s afraid of catching the virus and is no longer working, relying solely on a family allowance, a separate government aid program.

From Seattle Times

And with the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases and deaths, she’s afraid of catching the virus and is no longer working, relying solely on a family allowance, a separate government aid program.

From Washington Times