What does Arbeitslosengeld mean?
Arbeitslosengeld (unemployment benefit) is money from the Agentur für Arbeit if you have lost your job and were insured before.
das Arbeitslosengeld
You usually get it if you worked long enough before and paid contributions. It is a part of your earlier wages.
You must register as looking for work and as unemployed, and apply. Register as early as possible.
It is only paid for a certain time. Your Bescheid says for how long.
If the Arbeitslosengeld is not enough to live on, you can also apply for money at the Jobcenter.
Example sentence
Ihr Anspruch auf Arbeitslosengeld beträgt täglich 49,00 €.
Your entitlement to Arbeitslosengeld is 49,00 € per day.
What you can do
Do not quit your job yourself without getting advice first. Otherwise the Agentur für Arbeit can impose a Sperrzeit (benefit block).
Related words
- Agentur für Arbeit The Agentur für Arbeit (employment agency) helps you find work and pays Arbeitslosengeld. It is often called Arbeitsagentur.
- Jobcenter The Jobcenter pays money to live on to people who can work but do not have enough money. It also helps with finding work.
- Antrag With an Antrag (application), you ask an office for something, for example money or a permit.
- Bescheid A Bescheid is a letter in which an office decides something about your case.
- Bewilligungsbescheid With a Bewilligungsbescheid (approval notice), an office says yes to your application and states what you get.