transitional assistance

collocation in English

meaningsoftransitionalandassistance

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transitional
adjective
uk
/trænˈzɪʃ.ən.əl/us
/trænˈzɪʃ.ən.əl/
belonging or relating to a change, or the process of change, from one form or type ...
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assistance
noun[U]
uk
/əˈsɪs.təns/us
/əˈsɪs.təns/
help:
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(Definition oftransitionalandassistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He proposes the abolition of all welfare benefits, contributory and non-contributory, and their replacement with short-termtransitionalassistancefor anyone not in work.
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This is not compensation, or the principle of compensation: it istransitionalassistancefor a limited period.
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When we consider it in that context, we have to realise thattransitionalassistanceis not a principle at all.
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We have decided to providetransitionalassistanceto council tax payers who face unacceptable tax increases directly attributable to reorganisation.
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There will be no guaranteed markets and no deficiency payments and not even a period oftransitionalassistance.
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It is not a principle thattransitionalassistanceshould always be given when we are dealing with local government reorganisation.
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We have been subjected to, or offered, three possibilities of a different form oftransitionalassistance.
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This principle oftransitionalassistancecannot be transferred to other parts of the country, where local government reorganisation may take place in the evolutionary sense from time to time.
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I believe thattransitionalassistanceis particularly important to allow them to continue working and to be able to take advantage of any appropriate new opportunities on the markets.
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I therefore suggested that the practical course was for the two authorities concerned to discuss the question oftransitionalassistanceto see whether agreement could be reached.
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