Never worked and unemployment benefits?

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Have you never worked but still want to apply for unemployment benefit, otherwise you will not be able to support yourself? Then there are various options available to you.

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Different types of unemployment benefit

Before you apply for unemployment benefit, you must define for yourself whether you need to apply for unemployment benefit I or unemployment benefit II:

  • Unemployment benefit I is usually only paid out if you have already worked and the Qualifying period achieved.
  • Remember that during the qualifying period you have worked for at least twelve months in the last two years must (only one job that is subject to social security contributions and where you paid unemployment insurance contributions) to have).
  • Exceptions to the job subject to social insurance are compulsory military service or Community service. These activities are defined as employment.
  • Please note, however, that in certain exceptional cases a short period of employment will be accepted. This would be the case, for example, if your income did not exceed a certain limit or your employment contracts were limited to a maximum of six weeks.
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  • You can also apply for unemployment benefit I if you have not been able to reach your qualifying period for the following reasons: If you pension have received, raised a child themselves or received replacement benefits such as maternity benefit, sickness benefit, etc. have received.
  • Furthermore, you may have reached the qualifying period if you have voluntarily paid into unemployment insurance without having worked.
  • If all of these facts do not apply to you, you can still apply for unemployment benefits if you have never worked. This would then be unemployment benefit II.

If you've never worked before

The German state pays you unemployment benefits even if you have never worked. This is then called Unemployment benefit IIthat everyone between the ages of 15 and 65. respectively. 67. Year of age may apply for:

  • You can apply for this unemployment benefit if you have never worked but are able to work.
  • In this case, you will receive a fixed standard rate and an additional reimbursement of housing and heating costs.
  • If underage children or an underage life partner live in your shared apartment, you will also receive a separate standard rate for these people.

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