Calculation of Employment Insurance Benefit Amounts (Unemployment Benefits)
Calculates the amount of Employment Insurance benefits (unemployment benefits) and the number of benefit days. (Effective from Reiwa 8 year 8 month 1 day—Change in the basic daily benefit amount for Employment Insurance)
- Reason for retirement
Category Reason for leaving employment Benefit days Benefit restriction
Specified eligible recipients Employer-related reasons (bankruptcy, dismissal, etc.) 90–330 days 7 days (waiting period)
Leavers for specified reasons 1 Fixed-term employment not renewed despite the employee wishing to renew 90–330 days 7 days (waiting period)
Leavers for specified reasons 2 Justifiable reasons (illness, injury, pregnancy, caregiving, etc.) 90–150 days 7 days (waiting period)
General eligible recipients Voluntary resignation, disciplinary dismissal, etc. 90–150 days 7 days (waiting period)+1–3 months(※1)
Mandatory-age retirees Mandatory-age retirement 90–150 days 7 days (waiting period)
Older insured persons Leaving employment at age 65 or older (older jobseeker benefit) 30 or 50 days 7 days (waiting period)+1–3 months(※2)
- Benefits for people facing difficulty finding employment cannot be calculated.
- For people aged 65 or older, the benefit is the older jobseeker benefit.
- Among leavers for specified reasons, only those whose last day of employment is on or before March 31, Reiwa 7 have the same prescribed benefit days as specified eligible recipients.
- (※1) Voluntary resignation without a justifiable reason on or after April 1, Reiwa 7
- For people who voluntarily resign without a justifiable reason on or after April 1, Reiwa 7, the benefit restriction period is shortened from 2 months to 1 month for up to 2 occurrences within 5 years.
- (※2) Older jobseeker benefit
- After voluntary resignation, the older jobseeker benefit is not paid until a further 1 month has elapsed after the waiting period (2 months for voluntary resignation on or before March 31, Reiwa 7, or 3 months for dismissal for serious reasons attributable to the employee).
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- Related links
Change in the Basic Daily Unemployment Insurance Benefit Amount (Effective from Reiwa 8 Year 8 Month 1 Day)- Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare: Criteria for Determining “Specified Recipients” and “Recipients with Specified Reasons”
- Hello Work: Prescribed Number of Days for Basic Benefits
- Hello Work: Information on Benefits for Older Job Seekers
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