Parental leave may affect the qualifying period
For each month you were on parental leave more than 50% of the time, you may count one month further back in time—this often allows income earned before the leave to be included.
To exclude a month of parental leave from the qualifying period, your income must have been less than 11,000 SEK/month and one of the following must apply:
The child was younger than two years during the parental leave.
You received parental benefit for more than half of the calendar month if the child was older than two years.
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.
What to submit if you become unemployed
Certificate confirming the scope of the employment that has ended and the reason for its termination.
The form Ansökan om ersättning (Application for compensation) is available in Mina sidor. It provides us with the necessary information, and you will receive a to-do list of the details you need to answer or certify.
If you have resigned from your job, you must fill in the form Egen uppsägning (Voluntary resignation). If more than 112 calendar days have passed since the employment ended, you do not need to complete the form.
This applies when you are unemployed
Childcare must be arranged. It does not matter whether the childcare is private or municipal. It is acceptable, for example, if grandparents can help. The main thing is that it is arranged so you can accept a job when offered.
Report all parental leave in the monthly application. If you are on parental leave, you must report it in the monthly application. This also applies to guarantee days and if you receive parental benefit on Saturdays and Sundays. If you are on full parental leave for longer periods, you do not need to submit the monthly application.
When caring for a sick child (vabba). Report temporary parental benefit (VAB) to Försäkringskassan if your child becomes ill and record the days as “parental benefit” in the monthly application. You are not entitled to compensation from the unemployment fund when staying home with a sick child.