1986年，有300多万人领取失业救济金。In 1986 more than three million were receiving unemployment benefit.卖T恤衫来钱容易，比领救济金好。T-shirts are a nice little earner and it's better than the dole.两年后，他一贫如洗，靠失业救济金生活。Two years later he is flat ...

“救济金”的英语可以翻译为：alms，[经] relief payment ...