family allowance

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family allowance

noun family allowances

  1. UK A former type of social security payment made to families with children; now replaced by child benefit.

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"family allowance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/family%20allowance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{family_allowance_2026,
  title = {family allowance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/family%20allowance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}