How much unemployment benefits do I get
How much unemployment benefit you receive despite your additional income depends on whether you receive unemployment benefit 1 or unemployment benefit 2 ("Hartz IV"). However, the calculation is quite simple in both cases.
If you get Unemployment Benefit 1
You can find the legal basis for crediting additional income for unemployment benefits in § 141 SGB III.
- As a recipient of unemployment benefit, you are allowed to work in which you work less than 15 hours per week (Section 119 subs. 3 SGB III). How much income you receive from the job is not relevant.
- You can deduct the actual income from your income from a EUR 400 job. Of the remaining income, € 165 will not be offset, the rest will be fully offset against your unemployment benefit.
- A calculation example: If you receive € 1,000 unemployment benefits and have an additional income of € 400, then you get (400, - € - 165, - € = 235, - €) as unemployment benefit or (1,000-235, - €) 765, - € plus your income from the 400 euro job.
- If you did the EUR 400 job for at least 12 months within the last 18 months before you received If unemployment benefit has started, the total additional income remains at the average of the last 12 months free of credit.
165 euro job - rights and obligations professionally explained
As a recipient of unemployment benefit I, you can work your budget with a 165 euro job ...
How much money you have left with "Hartz IV"
For unemployment benefit 2 (Hartz IV) you will find the legal basis in Section 11b SGB II.
- You can only claim the tax exemptions provided for by law if it is income from gainful employment. Profits from self-employment, however, are fully taken into account.
- How much money you can keep from your income depends on how much additional income you have. The first € 100 is free of charge, you can keep 20% of the amount above. The rest will be offset against your Hartz IV.
- A calculation example: If you earn exactly € 400, the first € 100 is free of credit. Of the remaining € 300, 20% remain free of credit, that is € 60. Of the € 400.00, € 100.00 + € 60.00 = € 160.00 are free of charge. So (€ 400 - € 160) € 240 will be credited to your Hartz IV.
- Even if you only earn € 100 and the income is therefore not offset, you are still obliged to notify the job center of the income immediately.
- The allowances for earned income apply to each individual member of the benefit community. Your partner can also claim the tax exemptions.
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