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family allowance

noun

  1. (in Britain) a former name for child benefit
  2. capitals a regular government payment to the parents of children up to a certain age Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)child benefit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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