Once she moves, her food stamp allowance will also go up.

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Lu suggested the government adjust the basic living allowance and food subsidies for university students every three months according to changes in the consumer price index.

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There will now be no second home allowance or claims for food, furniture and fittings, fuel, mortgage interest, rent or council tax.

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For a more low-tech approach, consider giving yourself a fixed cash allowance for discretionary expenses like food and shopping.

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They were given an allowance and taken shopping, the only restriction being that they had to buy food with clearly marked nutritional content so the researchers could properly measure it.

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MEPs also receive an office allowance, a secretarial assistance allowance, an annual travel allowance of up to 4, 000 euros and 287 euros per day subsistence allowance for every day they are at the Parliament in Strasbourg, to cover hotels, taxis and food.

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