The phrase "a contributory benefit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a benefit that contributes to a larger goal or outcome, often in contexts like finance, insurance, or social programs.
Example: "The new policy offers a contributory benefit that enhances the overall support for low-income families."
Alternatives: "an additional benefit" or "a supportive advantage".
Moreover, it's a contributory benefit on which they have paid additional national insurance contributions, so taking it away seems unfair.
Contributory Benefits If you think a decision relating to a contributory benefit (jobseeker's allowance, incapacity benefit, maternity allowance or retirement pension) has been based on incorrect national insurance contribution records you should contact the national insurance contributions office (Tel: 0191 213 50191.
The program is administered through a contributory benefits scheme known as Employment Insurance administered by a federal ministry (Service Canada).
As such, it points towards a potentially more exclusive contributory benefit system.
Yes, Labour's thinking on benefits is in dire need of work: it needs to develop arguments about universalism, the much-hyped but little-developed idea of a more contributory benefits system, and how to push the argument into areas so far untouched: between-jobs training, for example.
We assume that all the unemployed who decide to stay inactive will receive only the minimum unemployment subsidy, b min, rather than the contributory benefit corresponding to their individual characteristics.
In month 1, the average worker with no benefits has a hazard rate of 23.5% whereas a worker with a 12-month entitlement to contributory benefits has a hazard rate of 9.1%, i.e. a 14.4 pp difference.
The largest adverse effects on unemployment exit rates are associated with the receipt of unemployment benefits.20 As shown in Fig. 9, during the recession a worker with a 12-month entitlement to contributory benefits has an almost 42% chance of entering LTU.
Today, they are presiding over an exploding welfare bill while cutting back on contributory benefits and services like childcare – vital, if we are to ensure the rhetoric on making work pay becomes a reality.
The Tories, Byrne claims, "are simultaneously presiding over an exploding welfare bill while cutting back on contributory benefits and services like childcare – vital if we are to ensure that the rhetoric on making work pay becomes a reality for all". But Byrne believes Labour will only get a hearing if it is seen to make its own difficult choices on welfare.
If a disabled person is judged to be able to do some "work-related activity", then the household is means-tested for contributory benefits.
