Unemployment benefits consist of a basic sum, family supplement and various supplementary benefits.
During receipt of unemployment benefits, you and
your family members continue to be covered by
health insurance.
The following applies for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens:
If you have already made contributions in any EU/EEA
country or Switzerland, this period will be taken into
account for the fulfilment of the qualifying period and
to determine the duration of the reference period, provided
that you have been employed in Austria for at least one day
and have paid the mandatory unemployment insurance prior
to application for the unemployment benefit.
Qualifying period:
- At least 52 weeks of contribution paying employment over the past 24 months from the point of application must be demonstrated (for persons over 25 upon initial claim), or
- At least 28 weeks of contribution paying employment over the past year from the point of application must be demonstrated (applies to additional claims).
For third country nationals:
There are only 4 countries, where bilateral agreements on social security include unemployment benefits: Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, and Serbia. Please note that in most cases the agreement only settles addition of insurance periods to determine the qualifying periods.
Details at: www.ams.at (financial)
For personal assistance please contact the EURAXESS Services Centres: mobility@ffg.at
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