If you are working on a grant, notify the employment authority immediately. However, a grant of up to two weeks does not need to be declared.
When working on a grant, your entitlement to an earnings-related daily allowance depends on whether the employment authority considers the grant work to be full-time or part-time. The employment authority issues a statement on the matter to the unemployment fund.
If, after the employment authority's investigation, the grant work is considered to be full-time, you cannot be paid an earnings-related daily allowance. If the grant work has been found to be part-time, you can receive an earnings-related daily allowance despite the grant.
Starting grant work while unemployed
When you start working on a grant while unemployed, the employment authority does not assess whether the work is full-time or part-time during the first four months. During this period, you can receive a daily allowance. A tax-free grant does not affect your daily allowance.
The employment authority will assess whether the grant work is full-time or part-time after the four-month period. Your entitlement to an earnings-related daily allowance is determined on the basis of a statement issued by the employment authority. You may be granted a new four-month period (“unexamined period”) if you again meet the employment condition.
How does the grant affect an earnings-related daily allowance?
The effect of the grant on the amount of your earnings-related allowance depends on whether the grant you receive is taxable or tax-free. A taxable grant is considered as income to be adjusted, which means that the grant reduces the amount of your earnings-related daily allowance. A tax-free grant does not affect the amount of your allowance.
Always notify the employment authority of the start and end of grant work and any changes related to it as soon as possible. This will also help speed up the processing of your application in the fund.
Attach to your application:
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Inform us of the start and total duration of your grant work, for example in the additional information section of the daily allowance application or in a message via our eService.
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Do not report grant work in the application as an employment relationship or as working days.
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Provide us with a copy of the grant decision.
Grant work does not accrue your employment condition. If you are also working in paid employment alongside the grant, the paid work will accrue the employment condition as usual.
