They had nothing but the meagre income provided by supplementary benefit.
The couple stayed till the end of 1957, living on a meagre income throughout this whole period.
He found farming difficult and the meagre income from his puzzles was important.
People are cursing the Taliban for bringing about such a swift cut to their meagre income.
By 1966, faced with a meagre income from book sales, Cohen had begun to contemplate a career change.
The artists took pupils in order to augment their meagre income.
Many are leaving, despite the dire economic circumstances, because they can't get by on their meagre incomes.
So, some anecdotal evidence, my basic, meagre income is about to be halved.
It was very difficult to lead the life with their meagre income.