Compensation period soon ending – we assess a new income requirement
When a person has fewer than 50 days left in their compensation period, we assess whether they meet a new income requirement, using the income information available from the Swedish Tax Agency. Once the assessment is complete, we inform you of the outcome in Mina sidor.
If you have had a compensation period of 66 days, the assessment is made when the days come to an end.
Income requirement: SEK 120,000 and 4 months with SEK 11,000
The income requirement is met if you have had certain gross incomes during the qualification period. The income must be at least SEK 11,000 in 4 of the months and a total of at least SEK 120,000. If you do not meet the requirement of a total of SEK 120,000, we assess the alternative requirement. This also requires at least 4 months with an income of at least SEK 11,000 per month during the qualification period – but here the four months must be consecutive.
The qualification period
The qualification period begins the month before you register with Arbetsförmedlingen and apply for unemployment compensation. It extends a total of 12 months back in time. If there are months during that period where you earned less than SEK 11,000 and were unable to work due to, for example, illness, care of a sick child or full-time studies, the qualification period can be extended.
Length of the compensation period depends on months with SEK 11,000
The length of the new compensation period is determined by the number of months during the qualification period in which you have earned at least SEK 11,000. The maximum compensation is also calculated based on the income you have had. There is a protection rule that allows you to retain your compensation-based income reduced by 5 percentage points – we choose the option that provides the highest compensation.
Qualifying deduction for everyone
When you start receiving compensation from the unemployment fund, a qualifying deduction is made. It works like an excess and corresponds to the value of two compensation days. The deduction is only made when you are unemployed or report income in your monthly application, and it must be completed within one year.
No income requirement – contact Arbetsförmedlingen
If you have worked too little to meet the income requirement, we will inform you of this. You should then contact your employment officer to discuss participation in Jobb- och utvecklingsgarantin. This is decided by Arbetsförmedlingen and entitles you to compensation in the form of activity support from Försäkringskassan. The activity support is paid as a daily compensation (maximum SEK 818) and corresponds to 60 percent of the average income we have calculated, up to the maximum compensation of SEK 30,008 per month. This only applies if you continue to be a member of the unemployment fund.
More info at Försäkringskassan