Unemployment, early retirement and other benefit rates

How much you will receive in benefits will depend on your situation and your previous income level. Click here for more details about how we calculate your benefit rate.

The rates of unemployment benefits, new graduate benefits, early retirement benefits and other benefits are set by the Danish state. The rates are subject to annual review.

Below you can see the current rates. All rates are monthly pre-tax amounts.

Unemployment benefit based on work

The amount paid to you in benefits depends on your income from work before you became unemployed.

You will, however, not be entitled to more than 90% of your salary before you became unemployed.

If you are full-time insured, you can receive up to the maximum monthly benefit rate of DKK 21,092 before tax.

You will be entitled to the maximum benefit rate if you have had a monthly average income from work of at least DKK 25,474.

You can be entitled to an employment supplement of up to DKK 3,978 on top of your monthly benefits for the first three months you’re unemployed. To get the maximum supplement you must have had a monthly average income of DKK 30,278.

To receive the highest monthly rate for part-time insured of DKK 14,061 before tax, you must have had a monthly average income from work of at least DKK 16,982.

You can be entitled to an employment supplement of up to DKK 2,652 on top of your monthly benefits for the first three months you’re unemployed. To get the maximum supplement you must have had a monthly average income of DKK 20,185.

There are no lower limit for your benefit rate.

Benefits	Monthly maximum benfit rate	Monthly employment benefit rate pr. the first 3 months
Full-time insurance	DKK 21,092	DKK 3,978
part-time insurance	DKK 14,061	DKK 2,652

Unemployment benefit based on your degree

Your benefits as a new graduate depend on whether

you are a parent with dependent children
you have reached the age of 30.

Graduate rate - Full-time insurance	Monthly graduate rate the first 3 months	Monthly graduate after the first 3 months
Parent with dependent child(ren)	DKK 17,295	DKK 17,295
No dependent child(ren), 30 years or older	DKK 15,081	DKK 13,100
No dependent child(ren), under 30 years	DKK 15,081	DKK 10,371

Graduate rate - Part-time insurance	Monthly graduate rate the first 3 months	Monthly graduate after the first 3 months
Parent with dependent child(ren)	DKK 11,530	DKK 11,530
No dependent child(ren), 30 years or older	DKK 10,054	DKK 8,733
No dependent child(ren), under 30 years	DKK 10,054	DKK 6,914

Early retirement benefits

Whether you will be entitled to 100% or 91% of the maximum early retirement benefit rate depends on whether you meet the two-year rule.

All rates are monthly pre-tax amounts.

Early retirement benefit	100% rate	91% rate
Full-time insurance	DKK 21,092	DKK 19,194
part-time insurance	DKK 14,061	DKK #Efterlønsats-deltidsforsikret-9121,092

G-days is the term used to describe the first and second day of unemployment when you are entitled to compensation from your employer instead of benefits from CA.

A full G-day in 2024 amounts to DKK 973.

A partial G-day in 2024 amounts to DKK 487.

This is the rate we apply if, for example, you have had income from uncontrollable work which must be deducted from your benefits. uncontrollable work could be, for example, if you are paid per project or assignment instead of by the hour.

The current rate is 295.54.