The unemployment benefit is a financial allowance granted monthly to individuals who have involuntarily lost their jobs and are registered as job seekers at employment centers. However, not everyone is eligible.
A practical guide from Social Security outlines those who are ineligible for this support:
- Workers who become unemployed but continue another professional activity (In these instances, partial unemployment benefits may be granted if beneficiaries provide the necessary evidence – Refer to the practical guide on partial unemployment benefits).
- Workers enrolled in Voluntary Social Insurance.
- Home-based workers.
- Pensioners receiving disability and old-age pensions.
- Individuals eligible to request the Old-Age Pension at the time of unemployment.
Unemployment benefits are intended “to compensate for the loss of work earnings“.
