income support

noun

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

Example Sentences

Under the new rules, WFP will be paid only to over-65s who are receiving one of seven benefits: pension credit, universal credit, income-related employment and support allowance, income-based jobseeker’s allowance, income support, child tax credit or working tax credit.

From BBC

The amount is short of the $600 million to $1.1 billion per year that backers expected but still enough to provide major funding for an ambitious set of programs that housing and tenant advocates have long pushed for — including money to create housing complexes that are run by their residents, funding for lawyers for renters facing eviction, income support for rent-burdened seniors and people with disabilities and programs aimed at protecting tenants from harassment.

From Los Angeles Times

And about $30 million would go to programs meant to prevent homelessness — such as monthly income support payments to rent-burdened households that include seniors or people with disabilities.

From Los Angeles Times

Brian Closs is a full-time carer for his two autistic teenagers and has been receiving income support with child benefit, carers allowance and child tax credits.

From BBC

Policies to alleviate stress experienced by families, such as paid parental leave, affordable childcare, income support like Jobseeker, and making sure parents have access to treatment and support for their own mental health could make a world of difference for Australian children.

From Science Daily