income security
Reliable earnings assurance
Income security is the assurance of having reliable, adequate income to meet basic needs.
The term appears in policy discussions about wages, pensions, unemployment benefits, and social safety nets: The new legislation aims to strengthen income security for retirees.
Income security programs include Social Security, disability payments, and guaranteed minimum income schemes.
- disability benefitsPayments for those unable to work
- pensionsOngoing payments after employment
- social safety netsPublic programs preventing destitution
- retirement accountsLong-term savings vehicles
- emergency fundsSavings for unexpected needs
rainy day fund · full-time employment · steady paycheck · unemployment insurance · labor contracts · minimum wage laws · living wage · anti-discrimination laws · survivor benefits · annuity · savings plans · family stability · housing assistance · welfare programs · means tested · severance packages · paid leave · public pensions
- social benefitssocial assistance, disability benefits, unemployment insurance, retirement benefits, child benefit
- retirementretirement, retire, retirement age, retirees, retirement accounts
- benefitsadvantage, healthcare coverage, dental insurance, benefit, health screening
- Family Foundationstrust, bonding, communication, routines, boundaries
- pensionspension, pension fund, pension plan, pension benefits, pension funds
- Social SecuritySSN, FICA, disability benefits, retirement benefits, spousal benefits
income securityfinancial instability
Unreliable economic condition
economic instability · precariousness · job insecurity · feast or famine · poverty
income securityfinancial exposure
Potential for monetary loss
precarity · poverty · destitution · economic hardship · financial distress