Allowance calculator

You
can use the allowance calculator to calculate an approximate estimate of your
expected allowance. The unemployment fund will determine the exact amount and
issue a decision regarding your allowance after processing your
application. 

Basic information

Your
average gross salary is entered in the ‘Monthly salary’ field. The salary is
taken into account for the determination of your earnings-related allowance for
a period of at least 26 weeks (6 months). 
More information: Amount of earnings-related allowance

Increases

Select
‘Increased earnings-related component’, if you qualify for the increased
component on the basis of your participation in an employment promotion
measure. Preconditions for the increased component: Increased daily allowance, Employment promotion measures

Children

Enter
the number of children in your care that are under the age of 18 years. 

Deductions

In
the ‘Earnings from part-time work’ field, enter the gross amount of earned
income during your earnings-related allowance application period if you are
working part-time, your daily working hours have been reduced due to a layoff,
you are in full-time employment lasting no more than two weeks, or you are
engaged in part-time business activities. 

More
information: Adjusted earnings-related allowance

In
the ‘Social benefits’ field, enter the amount of benefit you receive during the
application period if the benefit reduces the allowance. Information on
benefits that reduce the amount of an earnings-related allowance: Reduced allowance