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单词 mobility allowance
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mobility allowancen.

Brit. /mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlᵻtɪ əˌlaʊəns/, U.S. /moʊˈbɪlᵻdi əˌlaʊəns/
Forms: also with capital initials.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mobility n.1, allowance n.
Etymology: < mobility n.1 + allowance n.
British.
Originally: a state benefit made available to disabled people to assist them in travelling for regular medical attention or other purposes (introduced in 1976 and replaced in 1992 by a component of the Disability Living Allowance). Now, informally: the component of the Disability Living Allowance which relates to a person's mobility.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > state allowance > other state benefits
maternity benefit1911
universal basic income1935
constant attendance allowance1945
death grant1946
National Assistance1948
negative income tax1950
assistance1956
supplementary benefit1966
attendance allowance1969
income support1969
mobility allowance1974
UBI1993
1974 Times 21 Sept. 15/7 Commenting on the Government's proposals for new social security benefits and a mobility allowance for disabled people, Pat Healy reported that they received a ‘guarded welcome’.
1992 Mature Times Monthly Oct. 28/2 Just to confuse things a little, Mobility Allowance and Attendance Allowance are being combined to create the new ‘Disability Living Allowance’. Anyone currently receiving mobility allowance will automatically transfer to the higher rate of allowance.
2000 Evening Post (Bristol) (Electronic ed.) 7 Aug. Disabled former van driver Terry Morgan has failed to get mobility allowance..even though he cannot walk more than 30 yards without a rest.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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