I Denmark unemployment insurance is optional. Which means that you have to make an active choice to join an unemployment insurance fund (in danish A-kasse) if you wish to revice compensation for lost income.
If you are a business owner, full-time or part-time worker between 18 and until 2 years before old age pension age who live in Denmark, you can join one of the danish A-kasse in our list and get unemployment benefits if you lose your job.
However it’s important to know that a set of special rules apply for the unemployment insurance in Denmark.
Join a a-kasse to secure income-related insurance
| A-kasse | Website | Tel +45 | Monthly fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Magistrenes a-kasse |
www.ma-kasse.dk | +45 70203971 | 474 DKK | |
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Det Faglige Hus |
www.detfagligehus.dk | +45 7545 3577 | 466 DKK | |
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ASE |
www.ase.dk | +45 7013 7013 | from. 467 DKK | |
|
CA a-kasse |
www.ca.dk | +45 3314 9045 | 474 DKK | |
|
Kristelig Fagbevægelse |
www.krifa.dk | +45 7227 7227 | 469-708 DKK | |
|
AJKS |
www.ajks.dk | +45 33428001 | 433-475 DKK | |
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Akademikernes |
www.akademikernes.dk | +45 3395 0395 | 408 DKK | |
|
FTF-A |
www.ftf-a.dk | +45 70 13 13 12 | 426 DKK | |
|
BULPs A-kasse |
www.bupl.dk/a-kassen | +45 3546 5200 | 423 DKK | |
|
DSA |
www.dsa.dk | +45 33 15 10 66 | 399-874 DKK | |
|
Lærernes a-kasse |
www.dlfa.dk | +45 70100018 | 312-898 DKK | |
|
El-fagets |
www.def.dk/A-kasse.aspx | +45 33 29 70 00 | 485 DKK | |
|
FOAs A-kasse |
www.foa.dk/A-kasse | +45 46 97 26 26 | 400-600 DKK | |
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HK Akasse |
www.hk.dk/Akasse | +45 7010 6789 | 463 DKK | |
|
HKKFs a-kasse |
www.hkkf.dk/A-kassen.aspx | +45 86 82 61 88 | 477 DKK | |
|
Min Akasse |
www.min-a-kasse.dk | +45 7012 3782 | 443 DKK | |
|
BFA |
www.bf-a.dk | +45 36 38 34 00 | 658-1133 DKK | |
|
Servicefagenes Arbejdsløshedskasse |
www.serviceforbundet.dk/akassen.aspx | +45 70 150 400 | 474 DKK | |
|
Socialpædagogernes |
www.sl.dk/A-kasse.aspx | +45 7248 6000 | 446 DKK | |
|
Dansk Metal akasse |
www.danskmetal.dk/A-kasse.aspx | +45 33 63 20 00 | 472,50 DKK | |
|
Net A-kassen |
www.tl.dk/a-kasse | +45 33 43 65 00 | 467 DKK | |
|
3F A-kasse |
www.3f.dk/a-kasse | +45 70 300 300 | 488 DKK | |
|
Dana |
www.dana.dk | +45 70 21 75 75 | 578 DKK |
To be entitled to unemployment benefits you must:
- Have been a member of an unemployment insurance fund for at least one year.
- You must have worked at least 52 weeks within the past three years.
Special rules apply to people from other nordic countries, to people form EU/EEA country/Switzerland and to persons from non-EU/EEA country on work permit.
Make sure you find out which rules apply to you before signing up for a Danish unemployment insurance.
To receive unemployment money (dagpenge) you must also:
- Be unemployed
- Register with your local job centre
- Actively search for a new job
- Be able and ready to undertake work for 37 hours per week if you are full-time insured and 30 hours per week if you are part-time insured
