Do I need to pay khums on unemployment benefits received from the government?
If you remain unemployed for a long while, then you will have one year to spend the unemployment benefit that you receive. Hence, if you use it all during the year, no khums will be due. You will have to pay khums on what remains (i.e., unused) from the unemployment payments on the khums due date that you have designated for yourself, and if you get a new job before then, you can establish a new due date at the one year anniversary after getting a new job and determine the obligation to pay it then.