entitlements

Cultural

Federal programs, such as Social Security (see also Social Security), Medicare (see also Medicare) and Medicaid, that disburse money according to fixed formulas to citizens who fall into designated categories. Because entitlements do not require annual congressional appropriations, their cost tends to rise steadily and, in the view of some, out of control.

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Pupils who already have the plans will be able to keep them until at least September 2029, when children will start to have their support entitlements reassessed at the end of primary school and GCSEs.

From BBC

The government has insisted current support and legal entitlements will not be removed, but has not ruled out future changes to the system.

From BBC

The panel has called on leaders to provide extra support for single-parent families, such as more paid leave; and to consider extending existing leave entitlements to grandparents and other family members who take care-giving roles.

From BBC

Any security mitigation, however, will bump up against the fact that those entitlements are what make agents so useful in the first place.

From Barron's

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