单词 | mobility allowance |
释义 | mobility allowancen. 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1974 |
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