I am 68 years old and my employer sent me on unpaid leave, may I receive unemployment benefit?


Unemployment benefits are paid to insured persons until retirement age, that is, until the age of 67. 

In this case, you should check your eligibility for a old-age pension and, if you have low income, also for income supplement to old-age pension. 
Those who are older than 67 years old (women and men) and stopped working in the wake of the corona crisis, can be entitled to a special grant. For grant eligibility and amounts, click here.​