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Unemployment Benefits

Qualification
The insured person should have accumulated at least 1 year of insurance coverage within 3 years before the insured person non-voluntarily leaves his/her job and withdraws from the Insurance, and the insured person is able and willing to work and has registered with the public employment service institution for seeking a job and is still unable to get a job or take vocational training within 14 days after the job seeking registration date, may claim unemployment benefits.
Payment Standards
(1)Unemployment benefits are issued based on 60% of the average monthly insurance salary for the 6 months before the month the applicant leaves his/her posts and withdraw from this insurance, and the longest period the qualified applicant could claim for unemployment benefits is 6 months.
(2)If the applicant who withdraws from this insurance is already 45 years old or holds a physical and mental disability certificate issued by competent authority of social welfare. The longest period for unemployment benefits is then 9 months.
(3)During the period of receiving unemploy-ment benefits, if the applicant has any dependents (non-working parents, spouse, minor children or children with mental or physical impairment), an extra 10% of the applicant’s average monthly insurance monthly salary in the 6 months right before employment separation and withdrawal from the insurance shall be added as the benefits for each one of the applicant’s dependents. However, the maximum extra benefit is 20% of the base stated above.

Last Update：2025-12-01