Unemployment Benefit (ALG I)
Wage replacement from unemployment insurance.
Unemployment benefit is received by anyone who is unemployed, has registered as such, and has been in sufficient compulsory-insurance employment in recent years. It amounts to a portion of the former net earnings and is paid for a duration that depends on age and insurance period.
The relevant statutes
§ 136 SGB III
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