(UK) A financial benefit for people on a low income.
The follow up will be about annual leave. They've discovered that full time employees are averaging 20 days a year of annual leave income support so they can get paid to not work for a month!
With the abc adding workplace sick leave into ‘income support’ stats, I ask why stop there? Why not count all workplace income as income support? Throw in pocket money too and maybe we can finally see how much of this…
(UK) A financial benefit for people on a low income.
“The follow up will be about annual leave. They've discovered that full time employees are averaging 20 days a year of annual leave income support so they can get paid to not work for a month!”
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(UK) A regular government payment made to parents or guardians for each child up to a certain age.
(British) A means-tested government benefit available to jobseekers.
(UK) A former type of social security payment made to families with children; now replaced by child benefit.
(UK, of a benefit) For which one is automatically eligible if receiving certain other benefits.
Agreed. Taking a day off work on sick leave is not income support, it's basic employment conditionsffs this article is complete bullshit #auspol
“With the abc adding workplace sick leave into ‘income support’ stats, I ask why stop there? Why not count all workplace income as income support? Throw in pocket money too and maybe we can finally see how much of this country are greedily taking money that could go to the rich!!!”
“Agreed. Taking a day off work on sick leave is not income support, it's basic employment conditionsffs this article is complete bullshit #auspol”
“The number of people accessing income support payments has risen by two million in the past decade, with more Australians unable to work due to deteriorating mental and physical health.”
“More than eight million Australians now receive income support: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/income-support-grows-mental-health-work/106626692”
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(British, figurative) The lowest income level at which one's most basic necessities of survival are met; poverty line or subsistence level.