Sickness benefit is money that you receive regularly from the government when you are unable to work because of illness.
[British]
sickness benefit in British English
noun
1.
(formerly, in the British National Insurance scheme) a weekly payment made to a person who had been off work through illness for more than three days and less than six months; replaced by incapacity benefit in 1995
2.
(in New Zealand) a payment made by the Department of Social Welfare to a person unable to work owing to a medical condition
Examples of 'sickness benefit' in a sentence
sickness benefit
Areas to be targeted include housing and incapacity and sickness benefits.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He can also apply for sickness benefits.
The Sun (2014)
The aim must be to help as many people as possible move from sickness benefit into work.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Illegal methods included claiming sickness benefit while working and failing to declare property.
The Sun (2015)
There are another 2.5m people who do not work and claim sickness benefits of one sort or another.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
To coax people back to work, the long-term jobless on sickness benefits will get only one year of help before facing a means test.
The Sun (2010)
Those who are in work tend to be better and those who are out of work, on sickness benefit, tend to get their conditionsworse.