income support
Government welfare payments
Income support is government financial assistance for people with low or no income.
The term covers various programs—welfare payments, housing subsidies, food assistance—designed to help recipients meet basic living expenses.
In the UK, Income Support was a specific benefit for those not required to seek work, largely replaced by Universal Credit.
She applied for income support after losing her job.
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
- unemployment benefitsState aid for jobless workers
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- social securityPublic financial protection programs
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
means tested · allowance · pension · subsidy · disability benefits · cash transfer · assistance · living wage · financial aid · SNAP · aid · social insurance · safety net · relief · entitlement · stipend · jobseeker · TANF
- benefitsadvantage, healthcare coverage, dental insurance, benefit, health screening
- financial supportaid, allowance, funding, financial aid, grants
- Social Programswelfare office, unemployment benefits, disability benefits, TANF, family allowances
- government benefitsfood stamps, unemployment insurance, Social Security, disability benefits, public assistance
- government servicesMedicare card, family assistance, housing assistance, rent assistance, rental assistance
- income supportUBI, cash transfer, direct payment, social assistance, public assistance
income supportearned income
Pay from work
salary · wages · employment income · paycheck · investment income
income supportfinancial independence
Wealth sustaining indefinite living
self-sufficiency · wealth · prosperity · affluence · solvency
support, income, supporter, supported, supporting, incoming, supports, incomes, incomer