Hi,
When you sign up for A-kasse, you must decide whether you want to be full-time or part-time insured. Your choice of insurance type has effect in different ways:
- on how you earn the right to get Unemployment benefits
- on how much you can be paid in unemployment benefits
- on the price for A-kasse membership
Two types of insurance/A-kasse membership:
- If you work more than 30 hours a week, you must be full-time insured.
- If you work 30 hours a week or less, you can choose whether you want to be full-time or part-time insured.
You tell you work part-time so we assume that you will become part-time insured.
Regarding your question: How long do I have to be a member of A-kasse to have rights for
benefits?
You must know that from 1. of july 2017 it is no longer a question of how long you have been member of an A-kasse to being eligible for Unemployment benefits.
As we have answered in another question from 1. of july 2017 you obtain right to benefits if you have earned a specific salary during the last 3 years.
As an FULL-time insured you obtain right to benefits if you have earned/have had an income of at least DKK 223,428 (in 2017) during the last 3 years (in total). You can include a maximum salary of DKK for 18,619 - per. month.
As an PART-time insured you obtain right to benefits if you have earned/have had an income of at least DKK 148.413 (in 2017) during the last 3 years (in total). You can include a maximum salary of DKK for 12,413 - per. month.
Also after 1. of july 2017 there is special rules on how you can get Unemployment benefits as an graduate.
Hope this helps you, otherwise please post a comment.
Best regards,
Anders, www.a-kasser.dk