Have a supplementary income certificate issued

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You can certainly imagine that some unemployment benefits are very low and barely enough to survive. Here you have the opportunity to earn some extra money on the side. In this case it is of course mandatory to provide the employment agency with evidence of this activity by means of a supplementary income certificate.

A certificate of additional income is often necessary.
A certificate of additional income is often necessary.

What you need:

  • Additional earnings certificate

A certificate of additional earnings is necessary because additional income is of course offset against unemployment benefit. It is therefore often worth considering whether such a secondary activity is also worthwhile. However, if you are also dependent on such an additional income, you should definitely be familiar with the following regulations.

Additional earnings certificate - fill in the form

  • Whether you have already done so before the unemployment or pursue a secondary job afterwards, you need a certificate of additional income. You can obtain this from your employment agency.
  • You must then have this form filled out by your employer.
  • You must provide the details of your personal expenses in connection with the secondary employment on the form yourself.
  • If you are self-employed, you must submit additional documents, such as the income tax return.
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The regulations relating to the supplementary income certificate

  • If you receive unemployment benefits, you are not allowed to earn more than 400 euros per month, just like any other employee.
  • However, you only have an allowance of 165 euros that you can earn. The rest will be fully counted towards the unemployment benefit.
  • You need to note that you do a weekly working time Observe less than 15 hours, otherwise you will no longer be considered unemployed.
  • If, in addition to your insurable employment, 18 months before you became unemployed, 12 Months have carried out a secondary activity, a second allowance in the amount of the income earned at the time counted. In this case, too, a certificate of additional earnings is required.

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