The phrase "allowance means" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when defining or explaining what "allowance" refers to in a specific context.
Example: "In this context, allowance means the amount of money given to a child for their personal expenses."
Alternatives: "allowance refers to" or "allowance signifies".
The education maintenance allowance means families lose £30 a week for teenagers.
2016-17 The increased tax allowance means her income rises to £14,047.
On other savings, the Personal Savings Allowance means the first £1,000 interest is tax-free for basic-rate taxpayers, £500 for higher-rate earners.
2016-17 The increased income tax personal allowance means they pay £406 less in income tax, but they will pay an extra £124 in NI contributions.
Compassionate allowance means a determination or decision we make under a process that identifies for expedited handling claims that involve impairments that invariably qualify under the Listing of Impairments in appendix 1 to subpart P of part 404 of this chapter based on minimal, but sufficient, objective medical evidence.
The marriage allowance means a spouse or partner who does not pay tax, or is earning below the basic-rate tax threshold of £10,600, can transfer up to £1,060 of their personal tax-free allowance to a spouse or civil partner – as long as the recipient does not pay more than the basic rate of income tax.
Today the equivalent total is £13,520 ($20,870), but increases in the tax-free allowance mean only £2,920 is taxable.The problem is that such tax cuts are untargeted, so the better- and indeed best-off gain too.
Conversely, increases in the personal tax allowance mean that for single people without children, the earnings required to meet a minimum standard of living are down slightly from a year earlier.
Disability living allowance meant I could rent a one-bedroom flat, which gave me room for people to stay when I needed extra help, and privacy to experience the more distressing aspects of my illness.
It's the unclaimed housing benefit of people struggling to pay the rent, and unclaimed employment and support allowance meant to provide an income for people too ill or disabled to work.
The cancelling of the 3p rise in fuel duty and the increase in the personal allowance mean that the winners from this Autumn Statement are people on 19,000 – 30,000 a year.
