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national assistance
national assistance n (Social Welfare) (in Britain) formerly a weekly allowance paid to certain people by the state to bring their incomes up to minimum levels established by law. Now replaced by: income support Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | national assistance - benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by lawsocial assistance, supplementary benefitsocial insurance - government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenueBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
national assistance
Synonyms for national assistancenoun benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by lawSynonyms- social assistance
- supplementary benefit
Related Words- social insurance
- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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