allowance system
now historical
noun
(In England and Wales) a system of poor relief whereby wages were supplemented by an allowance which varied according to the cost of bread and the size of the wage earner's family; = Speenhamland system.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in James Grahame (1765–1811), poet.
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