Synonyms and antonyms of Financial help given by the government in British Thesaurus

aid (noun)

money that a government gives to a person, group, or organization that it wishes to help

assisted living (noun)

houses or flats that are designed for people, such as old or ill people, who need help in doing ordinary things

benefit (noun)

British money or other help that the government gives people who need financial help, for example because they do not have a job. The American word is welfare

child benefit (noun)

in some European countries, money that the government gives regularly to all families with children to look after

child support (noun)

money that you pay to your ex-wife or ex-husband to help your children after you are divorced

dole (noun)

British money that people who do not have a job get from the government. The American word is unemployment compensation.

the DSS (noun)

informal people who are receiving payments from the government because they have a low income or cannot work

housing benefit (noun)

in Britain, an amount of money that the government gives to poor people to help them to pay for a place to live in

income support (noun)

British in the UK, money that the government pays to people who have a very low income or no income at all

Jobseeker’s Allowance (noun)

money that is paid by the UK government to people without jobs, while they are looking for a new job

means test (noun)

an examination of your income in order to find out whether you have the right to receive any extra money from the government

means-tested (adjective)

an amount of money or a benefit that is means-tested changes according to your income. If your income is low, you get more money and if it is high, you get less money

pogey (noun)

Canadianinformal money that people who are unemployed get from the government

sickness benefit (noun)

British money that the government gives to someone who cannot work because they are ill

the social (noun)

Britishvery informal money that someone receives from the government as a social security payment

social security (noun)

money that you receive from social security

state benefit (noun)

in the UK, an amount of money that the government gives to people who are poor, sick, or do not have a job

UBI (noun)

universal or unconditional basic income: an income that is provided by the government for all citizens or residents, without any obligation to work or look for work

unemployment (noun)

Americaninformal unemployment benefit

unemployment benefit (noun)

British money provided by the government to someone who does not have a job. The American word is unemployment compensation.

unemployment compensation (noun)

American unemployment benefit

universal basic income (noun)

an income that is provided by the government for all citizens or residents, without any obligation to work or look for work. It is often simply called UBI.

welfare (noun)

mainly American money given to people who do not have work or who are in need. The usual British word is benefit.