An untaxed allowance paid by the government to the parent or guardian of a child.
that era gave us full employment, a decent pension system, and child endowment
Now called family allowance
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They expanded the tax base and introduced new benefits such as widows pensions and child endowment.
Lang appointed him industrial commissioner, and they worked together to introduce child endowment.
He served on a federal royal commission into child endowment, filing a minority report in favour.
The early-20th-century campaign for child endowment drew on concepts of citizenship to pursue women's independence and challenge the paternalist state.
The report led to the introduction of the first forms of child endowment, seen now as a sign of the progressive character of the new nation.
The committee made influential recommendations to the government on such matters as child endowment, invalid pensions, and medical and hospital benefits.
They promoted schemes for motherhood endowment and equal pay, child endowment, and proposals that women have a legal right to household savings.
The new allowance was set at a much higher rate than the former child endowment to compensate for the loss of tax deductions.
He remained busy after retirement, advocating child endowment and defending the right of married women to remain teaching.
In order to protect family income and ensure its adequacy, child endowment was paid on a per-child basis.