child benefitnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌtʃaɪld ˈben.ɪ.fɪt/us/ˌtʃaɪld ˈben.ə.fɪt/UKmoney received regularly by families from the government to help pay for the costs of taking care of children
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Social security & state benefits
- AFDC
- be on relief idiom
- benefit
- claim
- claimant
- dole
- family allowance
- family credit
- 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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