Earnings-related daily allowance
The daily allowance is designed to protect your income and your job search during unemployment. You can also apply for earnings-related daily allowance during periods of lay-offs, part-time work and part-time employment. You can also use your unemployment benefit to study.
If you are a fund or combined member of the YTK, you can apply for unemployment benefit from the YTK unemployment fund during unemployment, lay-offs and part-time work. If you meet all the conditions and there are no obstacles, the YTK Unemployment Fund can pay you an earnings-related allowance. The amount depends on your income before you became unemployed. For more information about the earnings-related allowance, its conditions, restrictions and amount, see the YTK Unemployment Fund website.
Test how much you could get in earnings-related daily allowance
Use the YTK Unemployment Fund’s daily allowance calculator to estimate the amount of daily allowance you would receive during unemployment, lay-off, part-time work and alternating leave. At the same time, you will receive an estimate of the amount of the benefit for tax purposes.
Do this if:
You became unemployed
The most important thing is to register as a jobseeker with the TE Office immediately. You can then apply for daily allowance from us using these instructions:
You were laid off
Even if you have been laid off, you must register as a jobseeker with the TE Office. See instructions on how to apply for daily allowance:
You are working part-time
If you work part-time, you can apply for an adjustable daily allowance to cover any shortfall in your monthly income using these guidelines:
When will the daily allowance be paid?
You can check the Unemployment Fund’s payment forecast to see when your application will be processed.
Other fund services:
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