Which benefit model will suit you best?
Member of an unemployment fund for a year?
Have you been a member of an unemployment fund for the past twelve months at the time you graduate?
Do you have a job when you complete your studies?
Do you intend to keep your student job (for example till the end of the month), or do you expect to get a full-time or part-time job shortly after you graduate?
Your right to benefits as a new graduate varies depending on whether you have hours of work after your graduation – whether it’s part-time, full-time or a student job.
The education is finished when all activity has stopped and you have received your final grade.
Read more here
- among other things, about the difference between finishing with an oral or written exam
Do you want to apply for benefits?
Your options for receiving benefits depends on when you register as unemployed and apply for benefits, but also if you get work hours after you graduate
Do you want to register as unemployed and apply for benefits the day after you graduate*?
*If you can manage without benefits for a period, you can compare your benefits options by clicking “No”.
If you get a student/part-time job, you can receive benefits while working.
We call it supplementary benefits.
Read more here
Do you fulfill the language requirement?
Have you completed studies in Danish (at least sixth grade in the Danish Folkeskole), or passed the Danish Language Test 2 (Prøve i dansk 2)?
To be eligible for benefits as a new graduate, you must meet a language requirement of being able to speak Danish at a certain level.
Are you in doubt about whether you meet the language requirement, you can read more here
Your options
- You can apply for benefits the day after you have completed your studies
- You’re entitled to benefits for one year
- You’ll receive a fixed rate based on your age, and on whether you’re a parent with dependent children (see rates below)
- If you get a job, you can have a new rate calculated
read more here
|
Unemployment benefits amount |
The first 3 months of unemployment |
After 3 months of unemployment |
|
Newly graduated without dependents - under 30 years of age |
14.106 DKK/month |
9.700 DKK/month |
|
Newly graduated without dependents - over 30 years old |
14.106 DKK/month |
12.253 DKK/month |
|
Newly graduated with dependents |
16.177 DKK/month |
|
Your options
To be entitled to benefits on the basis of your degree, you must be able to meet a language requirement. If you’re unable to meet the language requirement, you may nevertheless be entitled to benefits as a new graduate by working in Denmark – we call it the work requirement.
To meet the work requirement you must have had
- 12 months employment with at least 600 hours of work in Denmark within the past 24 months.
- work hours in all 12 months. But the 12 months do not have to be consecutive, nor do they have to be during a period of membership.
Work in another EEA country, Switzerland or Great Britain may also count if you have subsequently had at least 150 hours of work in Denmark.
If you meet the work requirement, you will be entitled to benefits based on your degree alone
Contact us, if you do not meet the language or work requirement. There might be other options to be eligible for benefits
Do you fulfill the language requirement?
Have you completed studies in Danish (at least sixth grade in the Danish Folkeskole), or passed the Danish Language Test 2 (Prøve i dansk 2)?
To be eligible for benefits as a new graduate, you must meet a language requirement of being able to speak Danish at a certain level.
Are you in doubt about whether you meet the language requirement,
you can read more here
Your options
- You can apply for benefits the day after you have completed your studies
- You’re entitled to benefits for one year
- You’ll receive a fixed rate based on your age, and on whether you’re a parent with dependent children (see rates below)
- If you get a job, you can have a new rate calculated
Read more here
- You’re entitled to benefits for two years
- Use our benefits calculator to see the rate you’ll be entitled to (indicative)
- When CA calculates your final benefit rate, it will apply for the full two-year period.
- You can only use this option if you have had work (whether full-time or part-time, including a student job) after you completed your studies, and you have not yet received benefits as a new graduate
|
Unemployment benefits amount |
The first 3 months of unemployment |
After 3 months of unemployment |
|
Newly graduated without dependents - under 30 years of age |
14.106 DKK/month |
9.700 DKK/month |
|
Newly graduated without dependents - over 30 years old |
14.106 DKK/month |
12.253 DKK/month |
|
Newly graduated with dependents |
16.177 DKK/month |
|
Your options
If you need benefits later, you will have to options:
- You’re entitled to benefits for one year
- You’ll receive a fixed rate based on your age, and on whether you’re a parent with dependent children (click on benefits calculator to see your benefit rate)
- If you get a job, you can have a new rate calculated
Read more here - NB! You can only use this option if you meet the work requirement at the time when you apply for benefits.
Read more here
- You’re entitled to benefits for two years
- Use our benefits calculator to see the rate you’ll be entitled to (indicative)
- When CA calculates your final benefit rate, it will apply for the full two-year period.
- You can only use this option if you have had work (whether full-time or part-time, including a student job) after you completed your studies, and you have not yet received benefits as a new graduate
Do you fulfill the language requirement?
Have you completed studies in Danish (at least sixth grade in the Danish Folkeskole), or passed the Danish Language Test 2 (Prøve i dansk 2)?
To be eligible for benefits as a new graduate, you must meet a language requirement of being able to speak Danish at a certain level.
Are you in doubt about whether you meet the language requirement,
you can read more here
Your options
- You can apply for benefits the day after you have completed your studies
- You’re entitled to benefits for one year
- You’ll receive a fixed rate based on your age, and on whether you’re a parent with dependent children (see rates below)
- If you get a job, you can have a new rate calculated
Read more here
|
Unemployment benefits amount |
The first 3 months of unemployment |
After 3 months of unemployment |
|
Newly graduated without dependents - under 30 years of age |
14.106 DKK/month |
9.700 DKK/month |
|
Newly graduated without dependents - over 30 years old |
14.106 DKK/month |
12.253 DKK/month |
|
Newly graduated with dependents |
16.177 DKK/month |
|
Your options
To be entitled to benefits on the basis of your degree, you must be able to meet a language requirement. If you’re unable to meet the language requirement, you may nevertheless be entitled to benefits as a new graduate by working in Denmark – we call it the work requirement.
To meet the work requirement you must have had
- 12 months employment with at least 600 hours of work in Denmark within the past 24 months.
- work hours in all 12 months. But the 12 months do not have to be consecutive, nor do they have to be during a period of membership.
Work in another EEA country, Switzerland or Great Britain may also count if you have subsequently had at least 150 hours of work in Denmark.
If you meet the work requirement, you will be entitled to benefits based on your degree alone.
Read more here
Contact us, if you do not meet the language or work requirement. There might be other options to be eligible for benefits
Are you a member of an unemployment fund now?
Do you fulfill the language requirement?
Have you completed studies in Danish (at least sixth grade in the Danish Folkeskole), or passed the Danish Language Test 2 (Prøve i dansk 2)?
To be eligible for benefits as a new graduate, you must meet a language requirement of being able to speak Danish at a certain level.
Are you in doubt about whether you meet the language requirement, you can read more here
Your options
- You can apply for benefits one month after you have completed your studies
- You’re entitled to benefits for one year
- You’ll receive a fixed rate based on your age, and on whether you’re a parent with dependent children (see rates below)
- If you get a job, you can have a new rate calculated
Read more here
To be eligible for benefits the day after you have completed your studies, you must have been a member of an unemployment fund for at least twelve months
|
Unemployment benefits amount |
The first 3 months of unemployment |
After 3 months of unemployment |
|
Newly graduated without dependents - under 30 years of age |
14.106 DKK/month |
9.700 DKK/month |
|
Newly graduated without dependents - over 30 years old |
14.106 DKK/month |
12.253 DKK/month |
|
Newly graduated with dependents |
16.177 DKK/month |
|
Your options
To be entitled to benefits on the basis of your degree, you must be able to meet a language requirement. If you’re unable to meet the language requirement, you may nevertheless be entitled to benefits as a new graduate by working in Denmark – we call it the work requirement.
To meet the work requirement you must have had
- 12 months employment with at least 600 hours of work in Denmark within the past 24 months.
- work hours in all 12 months. But the 12 months do not have to be consecutive, nor do they have to be during a period of membership.
Work in another EEA country, Switzerland or Great Britain may also count if you have subsequently had at least 150 hours of work in Denmark.
If you meet the work requirement, you will be entitled to benefits based on your degree alone.
Your options
- If you join CA within 14 days after you graduate, you will be entitled to benefits one month after you graduated
- You will not be eligible to benefits before the day you register as unemployed.
- You’re entitled to benefits for one year
- You must be able to meet a language/work requirement
- You’ll receive a fixed benefit rate based on your age, and on whether you’re a parent with dependent children (see table)
- If you get a job, you may be able to have a new rate calculated.
Read more here
To be eligible for benefits the day after you have completed your studies, you must have been a member of an unemployment fund for at least twelve months.
|
Unemployment amount |
The first 3 months of unemployment |
After 3 months of unemployment |
|
Newly graduated without dependents - under 30 years of age |
14.106 DKK/month |
9.700 DKK/month |
|
Newly graduated without dependents - over 30 years old |
14.106 DKK/month |
12.253 DKK/month |
|
Newly graduated with dependents |
16.177 DKK/month |
|
NB - Scroll down to see more information that can influence your answer.