extended benefits
Extra insurance duration
Extended benefits are unemployment insurance payments that continue beyond the standard eligibility period, typically activated during periods of high unemployment.
When regular benefits run out, extended benefits provide additional weeks of support: She qualified for extended benefits after her regular unemployment ran out.
The term also applies to health insurance or other coverage that continues past normal limits.
- paid leaveAbsence with continued wages
- sick daysWorkplace absence for illness
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
- health insuranceProtection against medical costs
- unemployment insuranceBenefits for displaced workers
safety net · severance pay · golden parachute · back pay · supplemental income · housing assistance · Medicaid · long-term care · short-term disability · tax credits · educational grants · family leave · pension plans · job training programs · Social Security · cost-of-living adjustments · childcare assistance · wellness programs
- unemploymentunemployment, unemployed, jobless, joblessness, unemployment rate
- job assistancejob search, job placement, job boards, job fairs, job listings
- severanceseverance, severance pay, severance package, termination pay, separation pay
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