Sentence examples for allowance i from inspiring English sources

On jobseeker's allowance I get £50 a week.

In exchange for not paying tax on the few thousand earned above the tax free income allowance I handed over my employment rights.

For health reasons, I also receive attendance allowance – I call the nurses who come to my home to look after me "angels of mercy".

If I wind up on jobseeker's allowance, I might try applying for entry-level jobs at the following organisations: Jobcentre Plus, Atos Origin, and the DWP.

Without the weekly education maintenance allowance, I wouldn't have been able to afford a bus pass to my sixth-form college.

She added: "When I was old enough to receive the winter fuel allowance I decided it wasn't for the likes of me – well-heeled middle-class people with enough money to pay.

ESA: Employment Support Allowance: Is paid on the grounds of incapacity.

They cost the state $9m a year in salaries and allowances; "I just go to the office and read newspapers," carped Abu Chiaba, assistant fisheries minister.

"In relation to the allegations made to the use of travel allowances, I can assure the House that I have complied fully with all the guidelines and requirements of the parliament," he said in parliament.

During my 30 years in the Commons – when expenses increased from literally nothing to inadequate secretarial and constituency accommodation allowances – I never even considered employing a member of my family.

Employees such as this mid-level Ugandan officer appreciate and respond positively to allowances: "I put more effort in my work because an allowance shows that my work is recognized.