Additional earnings with unemployment benefit 1

Who in front of his unemployment had a part-time job in addition to his main job, for which other limits apply to additional earnings. With a previous part-time job, it may therefore be possible to earn a bit more in addition to the unemployment benefit.

Limits for additional earnings with unemployment benefit 1

• Those who receive unemployment benefit 1 can earn something on the side. However, the part-time job may generally not exceed 15 hours a week. Otherwise there is no longer any unemployment and the right to unemployment no longer applies, cf. § 138 para. 3 SGB III.
• Anyone who earns an additional income in addition to receiving unemployment benefit 1 should observe Section 155 SGB III (as of 2012). An allowance of 165 euros is therefore not offset. It should be noted that taxes, social security contributions and incurred income-related expenses can be deducted from the additional income.
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• Anyone who has another job in addition to their main job within a period of 18 months prior to the onset of unemployment Has worked 15 hours a week - i.e. a part-time job - for at least 12 months, there is another limit for that Additional earnings.
• According to § 155 Abs. 2 SGB III, the additional income is not taken into account up to the amount that was achieved on average in the last 12 months before unemployment. For example, if you have earned 400 euros in a part-time job, you may be able to do this while you are unemployed without the unemployment benefit being reduced.


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Compulsory insurance as a prerequisite

• It can be important to know that the part-time job must have been carried out in addition to an existing compulsory insurance relationship. However, a compulsory insurance relationship does not only apply to a person subject to social insurance Employment, but in the case of self-employment, for example, can also be justified on application, see. Section 28a SGB III.
• Also self-employed who have taken out unemployment insurance and in addition to their self-employed activity, for example, one more 400 Euro job, this additional income can therefore be offset-free in the case of registration as unemployed and receipt of ALG 1 continue.
• There is also a compulsory unemployment insurance relationship when receiving sick pay, cf. § 26 para. 2 No. 1 SGB III.

You can also earn additional money while receiving unemployment benefit 1. In the case of previous secondary employment, the tax exemptions may be significantly higher.