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Arbeitslosengeld I
Unemployment benefit (insurance-based)
60 % to 67 % of your last net salary for 6 to 24 months — an insurance benefit for employees in compulsory social insurance employment.
Start application →Arbeitslosengeld I (ALG I) is the core benefit of the statutory unemployment insurance under Book Three of the Social Code (SGB III). You are entitled if, in the 30 months before registering as unemployed, you were compulsorily socially insured for at least 12 months (Anwartschaftszeit). The amount is 60 % of your last average net income (67 % for people with children). Duration of benefits is tiered by employment history and age, from 6 months (12 months of employment) up to 24 months (from age 58 with 48 months of employment).
Eligibility
- You are unemployed under the meaning of § 138 SGB III (without work and seeking employment)
- You have personally registered as unemployed with the Agentur für Arbeit
- You have worked at least 12 months in the last 30 months while compulsorily subject to social insurance (Anwartschaftszeit, § 142 SGB III)
- You have not yet reached the standard retirement age
- You are available for placement by the Agentur für Arbeit