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Eligibility for Additional Unemployment Benefits While Receiving Other Allowances
Q: | If a dependent has already received unemployment benefit, vocational training living allowances, or parental leave without pay benefit during the same period, can the unemployed worker still apply for additional unemployment benefit or vocational training allowances for that dependent? |
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It is not permitted. |
Q: | If a dependent is already enrolled in farmer health insurance, can they apply for additional unemployment benefits or vocational training living allowance? |
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This is not allowed. Employment insurance, labor insurance, and farmer health insurance are all types of occupational insurance, intended for individuals actively engaged in work. If the reported dependent is already insured under farmer health insurance, they are actively working. Therefore, they are not eligible to apply for additional benefits or allowances as a dependent. |
Q: | If both spouses are receiving unemployment benefits and have one minor child with no income who is already listed as dependent for additional benefits by the husband, can the wife also apply for additional benefits for the same child? |
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No, repeated application is not permitted. |
Q: | If an insured person has registered for job seeking but has not been certified as unemployed by a public employment service agency, can they apply for early reemployment incentives? |
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This is not allowed. The requirements for claiming early reemployment incentives are that the individual must meet the eligibility criteria for unemployment benefits, be employed before the expiration of the unemployment benefit period and have participated in employment insurance as an insured person for more than three months. Since the applicant has not been certified as unemployed, they do not meet the eligibility criteria for unemployment benefits and, therefore, cannot apply for early reemployment incentives. |
Q: | What is the “early reemployment incentive”? |
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The early reemployment incentive is designed to encourage insured individuals to return to work early. It is granted to those who meet the conditions for claiming unemployment benefits, who are employed before the expiration of their unemployment benefit claiming period and have participated in employment insurance for more than three months. The incentive is a one-time payment equivalent to 50% of the remaining unemployment benefit amount that the insured person has not yet claimed. |