The purpose of the TE Office is to support you if you become unemployed. Among other things, the TE Office arranges various courses and services to increase your employability. You can find more information about the TE Office and the services they provide on their website.
If you take part in a service promoting employment arranged by the TE Office, you will receive a higher rate of daily allowance from the days you attend e.g. TE Office courses. In most cases you will also be able to claim expenses. Expenses cannot be claimed for e.g. attending courses that you arrange independently of the TE Office (i.e. self-directed study).
You can claim unemployment benefits during your participation in the TE Office’s employability services even if you are subject to a cooling off period or personal liability contribution.
Services promoting employment include:
The higher rate of earnings-related allowance depends on your daily allowance.
Daily allowance before service/month | Daily allowance for the service/month |
EUR 1,030 | EUR 1,103 |
EUR 1,245 | EUR 1,367 |
EUR 1,460 | EUR 1,630 |
EUR 1,676 | EUR 1,894 |
Daily expenses can be claimed at a rate of EUR 9 per day (i.e. approx. EUR 194 per month). The higher rate of daily expenses can be claimed at a rate of EUR 18 per day (i.e. approx. EUR 387 per month). The higher rate of the daily expense allowance is paid when the participation in the service promoting employment requires you to travel beyond the area in which you work or when the service is provided by a municipality other than your local one and you have to pay for accommodation. The expense allowance is non-taxable income.
The mobility allowance compensates for commuting and removal & relocation costs when you start a job that is located far away from your current place of residence. You can claim mobility allowance before the commencement of actual employment if you start training related to an employment relationship that will last at least two months.
This allowance will be paid if you are awarded a daily allowance just before starting the job or training and your journey to work is equivalent to a round-trip of more than three hours a day for full-time work or more than two hours a day for part-time work. In addition, the length of your employment relationship must be at least two months.
The mobility allowance is sought from your own unemployment fund.
In full-time employment, the mobility allowance is worth approximately EUR 700 per month. In part-time work, the mobility allowance is paid for working days completed at a rate of EUR 32.40 per day.
If you have children or a job located more than 200 km from your place of residence, you may also receive an additional/increased allowance.
Children | Mobility allowance/month | Increased mobility allowance (200 km)/month |
No children | EUR 697 | EUR 799 |
1 child | EUR 809 | EUR 911 |
2 Children | EUR 862 | EUR 964 |
3 Children | EUR 909 | EUR 1,011 |