A-kasse Membership requirements

Hi,

You can not become eligible for unemployment benefits (“dagpenge”) from a danish A-kasse if you have not been member for at least 1 year.

But you also have another problem regarding the income-requirement. The income-requirement is DKK 263,232, however only income earned during periods with A-kasse membership counts towards meeting the income-requirement, AND a maximum of DKK 21,936 can be counted every month.
So only income earned from may 15 2023 can be used, and maximum DKK 21,936 per month to calculate the requirement of DKK 263,232 in income.

You may have the option to transfer acquired rights (membership period and income) from the swedish A-kasse, if you were member of an swedish A-kasse before you came to Denmark. It can be either Alfa-kassan or voluntary A-kassa.
And you can transfer your acquired rights from the danish A-kasse to a swedish A-kasse, if you would try to get Unemployment benefits from a swedish A-kasse instead of from a danish A-kasse.

Read more about this option here:
https://www.a-kasser.dk/transfering-periods-of-work-and-insurance-from-another-eea-country/

You have to ask your “kommune” about kontanthjælp. We only guide about A-kasse/dagpenge.

You can not get free A-kasse if you receive kontanthjælp.

Best regards,
Anders Weber, A-kasser.dk