Akademik

money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work

sick benefit or sickness benefit noun

A benefit paid to someone who is out of work through illness

Main Entry: ↑sick

sickness benefit UK US noun [uncountable] british

money that the government gives to someone who cannot work because they are ill

Thesaurus: financial help given by the government_hyponym

noun [noncount]

Brit : money that is paid by the government to someone who is too sick to work

ˈsickness benefit [sickness benefit] noun uncountable (BrE)

money paid by the government to people who are away from work because of illness

compare ↑sick pay