family creditnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌfæm.əl.i ˈkred.ɪt/us/ˌfæm.əl.i ˈkred.ɪt/UKa payment made by the government in Britain to families with a low income
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Social security & state benefits
- AFDC
- be on relief idiom
- benefit
- child benefit
- claim
- claimant
- EBT
- family allowance
- giro
- housing benefit
- income support
- means testing
- sickness benefit
- sign
- sign off
- social security
- social welfare
- unemployment benefit
- welfare
- welfare state
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