old age pension

Senior citizen's income

A government payment made regularly to people who have reached retirement age.

The term is somewhat dated in American English, where Social Security dominates, but remains common in British and Commonwealth usage: My grandmother lives on her old age pension.

Often shortened to simply pension.

Opposites
life stage income source

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Fixed periodic employment payment

earned income · wages · paycheck · starting salary · youth employment

basis of payment

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Fixed periodic employment payment

wages · hourly pay · active income · earnings · commission

life phase benefits

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State payment per dependent

child allowance · maternity benefit · child tax credit · education grant · baby bonus

Family

pension, older, oldest, olden, ageing, ages, ageless, pensions, pensioner

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