Graduated reduction of daily allowance
Due to an amendment in legislation that came to effect on 2.9.2024 unemployment benefits will be reduced in tow steps:
- to 80% of the initial level after 40 days of unemployment benefit, and then
- to 75% of the initial level after 170 days of unemployment benefit.
The earnings-related unemployment allowance is paid for a maximum of five days per week, so 40 days of benefit means about two months and 170 days of benefit means about eight months.
The minimum rule
The earnings-related daily allowance has a minimum amount. The rule on the minimum amount means that the earnings-related daily allowance is always paid at least at the level of the basic daily allowance. The basic daily allowance is not graduated.
If the amount of the daily allowance before the differentiation is equal to the basic daily allowance, the differentiation does not affect the daily allowance.