unemployment benefit
Out-of-work stipend
Unemployment benefit is money paid by the government to people who have lost their jobs and are actively seeking work.
The amount and duration vary by jurisdiction, typically based on previous earnings and employment history.
Also called unemployment insurance or, informally, unemployment: He's been collecting unemployment since the factory closed.
- doleState benefit payments
- signing onFormally agreeing to join
- job centrePlacement service office
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- welfareComfort and prosperity
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- social welfaresocial welfare, welfare state, welfare checks, social insurance, social spending
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Fixed periodic employment payment
wages · earned income · paycheck · employment income · compensation
unemployment benefitemployment
Paid occupation status
full employment · job security · career · workforce participation · working life
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