Holidays on dagpenge

Hi,

when you are member of an A-kasse and have got paid out Unemployment benefits (“dagpenge”) you also have earned right to get “feriedagpenge” you can get paid, when you have holiday.

For each month, you earn the right to 2.08 days of holiday pay (“feriedagpenge”) if, as a full-time insured, you have been paid benefits for 160.33 hours.

You have the right to get the feriedagpenge paid regardless of whether you are unemployed or in job, when you take the holiday.

The “feriedagpenge” can be used also after you have deregistered from the Jobcenter. However you can only get feriedagpenge paid if you are member of an A-kasse and have the right to unemployment benefit in the event of unemployment at the time you want to have holiday. This means that you must meet the requirements for being eligible for Unemployment benefits (“dagpenge”) when you want to take holiday.

You must also be aware, that if you have accrued holiday days from an employer, you must take these holiday days before you can get feriedagpenge from the A-kasse.
And if you are entitled to holiday with salary or holiday allowance from your employer, you can not at the same time get feriedagpenge from the A-kasse.

As the A-kasse has told you, it is correct that you must use the feriedagpenge in the period from September 1 to December 31.

You can off course only get feriedagpenge paid at earlist at the time you have the holiday, and off course only if you really take holiday (not working).

Hope it helps.

Best regards,
Anders Weber, A-kasser.dk