Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit is generally only available to those who have permanent right to reside in the UK. If a person who doesn't have permanent right submits a claim, the Home Office may be informed, which could result in deportation.
In the UK, child benefit is administered by the Revenue and Customs Child Benefit Office in Washington. As of April 2006, L17.45 per week is paid for the eldest child (including the eldest of a multiple birth) and L11.30 per week is paid for the any other children.
In Sweden unemployment benefits are divided into a voluntary scheme with income related compensation up to a certain level and a comprehensive scheme that provides a lower level of basic support.
Fringe benefits can include, but are not limited to: group insurance (health, dental, life etc.), income protection, retirement benefits, daycare, tuition reimbursement, sick leave, vacation (paid (esp. teaching) and non-paid), social security, profit sharing, funding of education and other specialized benefits.
In the United States there is Unemployment Insurance, a federal program, established by the Social Security Act of 1935, and administered by individual states and territories. The reason for leaving your last job must be "lack of work" or a determination of your eligibility for benefits will be issued.
Normally, employer provided benefits are tax-deductible to the employer and non-taxable to the employee. The exception to the general rule would include executive benefits (e.g. golden handshake and golden parachute plans) which usually exceed the IRS maximum allowed and therefore, the executive would have to pay income tax for the excess amount.
Housing benefit evolved out of subsidies for council housing. In the 1980s, the Conservative Party policy was to withdraw from building more council houses, and housing benefit was introduced in 1982 primarily to make it easier for low-income tenants, who would otherwise be dependent on social housing, to move into private rented accommodation, thereby preventing widespread homelessness that might have otherwise resulted from the Right to Buy Scheme.