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benefits cliffs

benefits cliffs is the plural of benefits cliff.

Meaning of benefits cliff

Noun

benefits cliff (plural benefits cliffs)

  1. A situation that occurs when a small increase in wages results in a sudden decrease in net income, due to suddenly becoming ineligible for benefits.
    • There is this issue of the benefits cliffs, where some programs are designed so just a very marginal increase in earnings can result in a loss of a very important benefit.2014 July 20, Jana Kasperkevic, “The benefits cliff: when minimum wage increases backfire on the people in need”, in The Guardian

Questions about benefits cliffs

What is benefits cliffs the plural of?
Benefits cliffs is the plural of benefits cliff.

Words near benefits cliffs in the dictionary

  1. benefitial
  2. benefiting
  3. benefitless
  4. benefits
  5. benefits cliff
  6. benefits cliffs
  7. benefits in kind
  8. benefits of the doubt
  9. benefitt
  10. benefitted
  11. benefitter

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