Who is entitled to unemployment benefit I?

Unemployment benefits are payable in the event of unemployment, and they are also paid for the duration of continuing vocational training funded by the Federal Employment Agency.

Anyone who finds out about impending unemployment or has a fixed-term employment contract is obliged to report personally unemployed at least three months before the date of employment. If you find out about your dismissal later, you will have to visit a job agency within three days. If you register too late, there is a risk of a vesting period for benefits. Unemployment benefit is paid at the earliest from the date of application. Unemployment registration is considered an application for unemployment benefit.

Another important prerequisite is the prescribed entitlements. This requires that you have been subject to compulsory insurance for at least twelve months (360 calendar days) in the past two years. Here, periods of voluntary continued insurance can also be included in the unemployment insurance. However, an ABM measure does not lead to employment in unemployment insurance that is subject to compulsory insurance.