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Noun: supplementary benefit
Usage: UK
  1. Benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law
    "The family relied on supplementary benefits to make ends meet";
    - social assistance [UK, Cdn], national assistance [UK]

Derived forms: supplementary benefits

Type of: social insurance

Encyclopedia: Supplementary benefit