Claimant

How it is used

Common in British benefit and employment services: a benefit claimant, the claimant's household, the claimant must attend an interview. Some people find the word impersonal, so practitioners often say 'people claiming benefits'.

Example sentences

1. Claimants must report any change in their income.

2. The claimant was supported by a welfare rights adviser at the appeal.

Common collocations

• benefit claimant
• joint claimants
• claimant's household
• the claimant must

Related terms

• benefitsMoney or other support paid by the state to people who are unemployed, ill, disabled, caring for someone or on a low income.
• entitlementSomething, such as a payment or service, that a person has a legal right to receive if they meet the conditions.
• allowanceA regular sum of money paid by the state or an organisation for a particular purpose, such as caring, disability or education.
• eligibilityMeeting the conditions, such as age, income, need or residence, that are required to receive a service or payment.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• claimant · Law

More terms: Welfare and Benefits

• welfare
• means test
• social assistance
• poverty
• social housing
• conditional cash transfer