A dream that you receive an allowance, or spending money or pocket money, can mean that you feel that you are not completely in control of a waking life situation.
You may have been given the ability to make some small choices, but ultimately, someone else is in charge of making the important decisions.
The dream could be telling you to pay attention to who really has the power in the situation.
If you dream of giving someone an allowance, your unconscious could be telling you that you should reward someone else for their efforts.
Paying someone an allowance in a dream can mean that you should share some of your responsibilities or some of the praise that you receive.
Dreaming that you make an allowance for someone or something can mean that you need to be more lenient in waking life.