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national assistance

(Social Welfare) (in Britain) formerly a weekly allowance paid to certain people by the state to bring their incomes up to minimum levels established by law. Now replaced by: income support

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national assistance - benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law

social assistance, supplementary benefit

social insurance - government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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Older people, some with memories of the long shadow of the 'nash' (national assistance), are either unaware of pension credit or are too proud to claim it.

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The father, who received PS4 13s a week National Assistance spent only 25s a week on food.

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