family allowances
Child support payments
Family allowances are government payments to families with children, typically a fixed amount per child regardless of income.
The term is more common in British and Canadian usage; Americans might say child tax credit or welfare benefits.
These payments aim to offset the costs of raising children: The family allowances helped cover school expenses.
- disability benefitsPayments for those unable to work
- child benefitState payment per dependent
- breadwinnerPrimary household earner
- working familiesEmployed people raising children
- dependentsPeople financially supported
bills · single parent · household income · universal basic income · cost of living · welfare state · safety net · food stamps · maternity leave · income redistribution · housing subsidy · income support · education grants · pensions · tax credits · tax break · progressive taxation · means testing
- Social Programswelfare office, unemployment benefits, disability benefits, TANF, WIC
- labor lawlabor code, labor law, labor laws, labor standards, labour law
- family welfarechild welfare, child support, maternity benefits, social services, child health
- public benefitssocial assistance, unemployment benefits, disability, health benefits, pension plan
- social benefitssocial assistance, disability benefits, unemployment insurance, income support, retirement benefits
- social welfaresocial welfare, welfare state, welfare checks, social insurance, welfare benefits
family allowancesearned income
Pay from work
salary · wages · employment income · merit pay · commission
family allowancesmeans-tested benefits
Aid requiring proof of need
pension benefits · unemployment insurance · workfare · unemployment benefits · social insurance