AIPMAndy/how-to-survive-unemployment

What is it?

Key features

• 01Covers severance calculation, unemployment insurance, medical coverage and housing provident fund after a layoff
• 02Organizes tasks by timeline from before resignation to one year after
• 03Includes Beijing and Shanghai policy notes with links to official source texts
• 04Offers a 13-week cash flow table that calculates locally in the browser
• 05Provides HR conversation scripts and CSV templates for cash flow and job tracking
• 06Runs offline by opening the HTML file, with no login or data upload

Use cases

• Reviewing a layoff offer and checking severance amounts before signing
• Finding out how to claim unemployment benefits and keep medical insurance during job loss
• Building a 13-week cash flow plan to see how long savings will last
• Tracking job applications and first client outreach during a job search

Quick start

1. 1

   Download the repository

2. 2

   Double-click index.html to open the guide offline (no install needed)

3. 3

   Optional: rebuild the pages after editing data (requires Python 3.9+)

   python3 build.py

Things to know

• !The guide is in Chinese and focuses on mainland China rules; Beijing and Shanghai are the only city-specific policies.
• !Policy amounts and eligibility change over time; the README says to verify with local agencies before acting.
• !It provides no personal legal, tax, or insurance advice.

Topics

FAQ

What is how-to-survive-unemployment?

A free, open-source, bilingual-style Chinese guide for surviving unemployment: severance, unemployment benefits, medical insurance, housing fund, job search and cash flow. This project is a free Chinese-language handbook for people who have just lost their job, or are about to. It walks through the practical questions that come up in order: checking severance (N, N+1, 2N), claiming unemployment insurance, keeping medical coverage, handling the housing provident fund, job searching, and planning household cash flow over the following months.

Is how-to-survive-unemployment free to use? What license does it have?

how-to-survive-unemployment is open source under the MIT license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.

Is how-to-survive-unemployment still maintained?

Actively maintained. The last commit to how-to-survive-unemployment was on Oct 12, 2026.

What can I use how-to-survive-unemployment for?

Reviewing a layoff offer and checking severance amounts before signing Finding out how to claim unemployment benefits and keep medical insurance during job loss Building a 13-week cash flow plan to see how long savings will last Tracking job applications and first client outreach during a job search

How do I install how-to-survive-unemployment?

Download the repository Double-click index.html to open the guide offline (no install needed) Optional: rebuild the pages after editing data (requires Python 3.9+): python3 build.py

Where can I get how-to-survive-unemployment?

The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/AIPMAndy/how-to-survive-unemployment