Special financial circumstances in various countries

The topic “Other social benefits” on this webpage cover special benefits such as unemployment benefits for non-insured, but also support toward the payment of relocation costs in Denmark, support for servicemen in Finland, assistance to nationals living abroad, and general support toward payment of non-recurrent expenses. This topic also includes special guarantee funds to cover wages and salaries in cases where employers go into liquidation.

However, this page focuses on regulations covering people who are not covered by unemployment insurance but receive other benefits and/or financial social assistance.

Non-insured unemployed people who do not qualify for unemployment benefits may, under certain circumstances, be entitled to financial social assistance in the event of unemployment. The amount granted depends on the recipient’s age, wealth, number of children etc.

Non-insured unemployed people who do not qualify for unemployment benefits may, under certain circumstances, be entitled to financial social assistance.

Non-insured unemployed people are entitled to a special benefit under the labour market legislation – and often also to supplementary financial social assistance.

Unemployment insurance is compulsory, which means that everyone who becomes unemployed and has complied with the previous income requirement is entitled to unemployment benefits. People who do not qualify for unemployment benefits may be entitled to financial social assistance.

Under the labour market legislation, non-insured unemployed people are entitled to a special benefit – and, often, also to supplementary financial social assistance.