Benefit Reforms for Inclusive Societies in the United States

Abbreviations

ALMP	Active Labour Market Policy.
ARPA	American Rescue Plan Act.
CARES	Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
CTC	Child Tax Credit.
DoL	Department of Labor.
DUA	Disaster Unemployment Assistance.
EB	Extended Benefits.
EITC	Earned Income Tax Credit.
EU-SILC	European Union – Survey of Income and Living Conditions.
FPUC	Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation.
FUTA	Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
GA	General Assistance.
ILO	International Labour Organization.
IRS	Internal Revenue Service.
MEUC	Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation.
MIB	Minimum Income Benefits.
PUA	Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
PES	Public Employment Service.
PEUC	Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation.
SA	Social Assistance.
SEA	Self-Employment Assistance.
SIPP	Survey of Income and Program Participation.
SNAP	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
SOCR	OECD Social Benefit Recipients database (http://oe.cd/socr).
SSA	Social Security Act.
SSI	Supplemental Security Income.
STC	Short Time Compensation.
TANF	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
TaxBEN	OECD Tax-Benefit simulation model (http://oe.cd/TaxBEN).
TRA	Trade Readjustment Allowances.
UA	Unemployment assistance.
UB	Unemployment benefit.
UC	Universal credit.
UCFE	Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees.
UCX	Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service members.
UI	Unemployment insurance/Unemployment compensation.
UK	United Kingdom.
WIC	Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
VA	Veterans’ Affairs.