unemployment compensation
noun
: compensation paid at regular intervals (as by a government agency) to an unemployed worker and especially one who has been laid off
called also unemployment benefit
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The Direct File program is open to those with W-2 income, Social Security income, as well as unemployment compensation and some other sources of income.
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Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
That can come through employment at a company, self-employment, unemployment compensation, returns on investment, money from rental income, gifts, and anything else classified as income.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The program is open to those with W-2 income, Social Security income, as well as unemployment compensation and some other sources of income.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
Eddie Taveras-Cruz, 40, was charged Tuesday with one count each of first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community and unemployment compensation fraud, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
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Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
That can come through employment at a company, self-employment, unemployment compensation, returns on investment, money from rental income, gifts, and anything else classified as income.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The program is open to those with W-2 income, Social Security income, as well as unemployment compensation and some other sources of income.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
Eddie Taveras-Cruz, 40, was charged Tuesday with one count each of first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community and unemployment compensation fraud, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
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“Unemployment compensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment%20compensation. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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