The payment of child increases will end at the beginning of April
Due to the legislative amendment, child increments will no longer be paid for unemployment or lay-off days as of 1 April 2024. Until the end of March, the amount of the child increment is EUR 130–240 per month, depending on the number of children.
Employment rate of KOKO members weakened in 2023
The employment rate of KOKO members weakened during 2023. During the year, the fund received a total of 102 503 earnings-related daily allowance applications, which is 12% more than in 2022, when 91 589 applications were received. A total of 14 336 first applications were received (2022: 8 278).
Temporary delays in the processing of daily allowance applications
The processing of daily allowance applications is currently experiencing delays due to the high volume of submissions, which may result in longer processing times for receiving your daily allowance.
The waiting period is now seven days — holiday compensation will be periodised
At the beginning of the year, two changes to unemployment security came into force; as a result, the right to earnings-related unemployment allowance begins later than before. If you have just become unemployed, or are about to become unemployed or laid off, here is what you need to know...