unemployment compensation

British  

noun

1. (in the US) payment by a governmental agency to unemployed people

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unemployment compensation Cultural  

1. Short-term payments made to workers who have involuntarily lost their jobs.

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Example Sentences

And so it denied Catholic Charities the tax exemption from unemployment compensation that other religious charities receive.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2025

Spending on food stamps rose 102%; veterans programs, 50%; welfare costs, 50%; health tax credits, 45%; school food programs, 42%; unemployment compensation, 32%.

From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2023

Other mandatory programs include income security such as food stamps and unemployment compensation and federal retirement and veterans programs, among others.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023

“It was a tough decision, absolutely, and I acknowledged being lucky enough to receive unemployment compensation at the time, like many others,” said Fu, 38, an Echo Park resident.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2022

Fourth, allowance of credit to all members of the armed forces, under unemployment compensation and federal old-age and survivors' insurance, for their period of service.

From The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Roosevelt, Franklin Delano