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Unemployment Insurance Fund (a-kasse)

Unemployment insurance fund (a-kasse)

With a membership of an unemployment insurance fund, in Danish called a-kasse, you can receive unemployment benefits if you lose your job, or if you do not have a job immediately after graduating.

Read about unemployment benefits

The state sets the conditions that you must meet to be eligible for unemployment benefits , and determines the unemployment benefit rates.

The unemployment insurance fund administers the rules and pays unemployment benefits. If you are part of the early retirement scheme, it is also the unemployment insurance fund that pays you early retirement benefits.

See the unemployment benefit rates

As a member of Akademikernes A-kasse, you can get help in all transitions of your work life - whether you are considering changing fields, thinking about starting your own business, or need advice on making significant decisions in your career.

Become a member

Glossary

All the words you encounter when you are in contact with your unemployment insurance fund.