If the previous rules apply to you
New unemployment insurance rules were introduced in October 2025. If the previous rules still apply to you, you can find the information you need here.
Do the previous rules apply to me?
If you received a decision about benefits before October 1, 2025, and have benefit days left, the previous rules apply to you.
How much benefit can I get?
How much benefit you can get depends on how much you have worked and how much you have earned. Whether you are a member and, if so, for how long, also affects your benefit.
Member for 12 months or longer
Your benefit may be based on your previous income if you have been a member for at least 12 consecutive months.
Benefit days 1–100: 80 percent of your previous income, up to SEK 1,236.
Benefit days 101–200: 80 percent of your previous income, up to SEK 1,000.
Benefit days 201–300: 70 percent of your previous income, up to SEK 1,00.
Member for less than 12 months
You may qualify for basic benefits if you have been a member for less than 12 months. You can receive up to SEK SEK 510, and at least SEK 255 per benefit day.
Not a member?
You can still apply for benefit through Alfa-kassan if you are not a member of any unemployment fund. You can receive up to SEK 510 and at least SEK 255 per benefit days. We deduct an administration fee of SEK 10 for each benefit day.
Receive benefit for 300 days
You can receive benefit for up to 300 benefit days, with a maximum of 5 days per week.
Submit time reports to receive benefit
You must submit time reports to receive benefits. Fill out the time report each week with information about what you have done. For example, whether you were unemployed or worked a few hours. Complete your time reports in Mina sidor under Rapportera tid. Do you not have an electronic ID? Contact us, and we will help you!
Submit reports weekly or several at a time
Submit a time report every week or submit several reports at the same time. You can submit your first time report after you have been registered with the Public Employment Service for at least one week. In most cases, we cannot pay benefit for time reports that are more than nine months old.
We pay benefit once a month
We pay benefit on the Thursday of the week that includes the 25th. If you send your time reports by mail, your payment may take longer. See upcoming payment dates
How to fill out the time report
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I am unemployed
If you are completely unemployed, check the box "Arbetslös" for the current day.
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I have an hourly job
If you have an hourly job, enter the number of hours you worked that day. You enter the hours in the column "Arbete".
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I work part-time
If you work part-time and are employed at a certain percentage, fill in the percentage in the box "Fyll i den omfattning du är anställd i procent." For example, if you are employed at 60%, fill in the figure 60. If your contract is for some hours per week, convert the hours into a percentage. Even if your schedule varies, you should fill in the percentage every week.
If you work more than the agreed percentage, fill in both the percentage and the extra hours. Enter the hours in the column "Arbete". -
I am on vacation
If you are on vacation from a part-time job, fill in the "Semester" box for all the days you are off. You should also do this for the days you would not have worked according to your schedule.
If you are on leave from an hourly job, fill in the box "Kan inte ta arbete".
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I am sick, have VAB or parental benefit
If you are sick, taking care of a sick child, or on parental benefit, you cannot receive unemployment benefits because you cannot work during those days. In the "Sjuk/VAB/Föräldrapenning box", select the number of hours concerned.
Apply for compensation from your employer or Försäkringskassan when you are sick. Apply for compensation from Försäkringskassan when you take care of a sick child or are on parental leave. -
I cannot or do not want to work one day
If there is a day when you cannot take work for any reason, you should check the box "Kan inte ta arbete". Do this if, for example, you are going away on a trip or have studies that we have not approved.
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I am participating in a program through Arbetsförmedlingen
You should not submit time reports to us when participating in a full-time program through Arbetsförmedlingen. Instead, you should apply for activity support from Försäkringskassan. Contact Försäkringskassan for more information.
If you start or end your program in the middle of a week, fill in Kan inte ta arbete for the days you are in the program. -
I am on call or standby
If you are on call or standby, fill in all those hours in your time report. For example, if you are on call from Friday to Saturday between 22:00 and 06:00, enter 2 hours on Friday and 6 hours on Saturday in the column "Arbete".
If you are employed as a part-time firefighter, contact us and we will help you further. -
I am paid in remuneration
If you have an artistic job and are paid in remuneration, you should
- Add up the gross pay for each week you work.
- Divide the gross pay by 203, a standardized hourly wage amount.
- Enter the amount you receive, rounded to the nearest full or half hour, in the column "Arbete".
If the total is more than 40 hours, carry over the extra hours to the next week's time report.
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I work as a teacher
Hourly paid
If you are paid by the hour, fill in the hours you worked in the "Arbete" column.
Paid per lesson
If you have a contract with a certain number of hours of teaching obligation per week, add up the hours so they correspond with a 40-hour week. You need to find out how many teaching hours correspond to a full-time position at your workplace.
Part-time work
If you work part-time and are employed at a certain percentage, fill in the percentage in the box "Fyll i den omfattning du är anställd i procent". For example, if you are employed at 50%, fill in 50 in the extent of employment and any extra hours in the "Arbete" column.