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Short-time work allowance — 60 or 67 per cent of what exactly?

The rate applies not to the lost wage but to the difference between the two FLAT-RATE NET amounts — which is why the allowance falls well below 60 per cent of the gross shortfall.

2026 rules — verified on September 22, 2026Free, no account

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  • gesetze-im-internet.de — SGB III § 105 Nr. 1 — tax year 2026, verified on September 22, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « für Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer, die beim Arbeitslosengeld die Voraussetzungen für den erhöhten Leistungssatz erfüllen würden, 67 Prozent, »
  • gesetze-im-internet.de — SGB III § 105 Nr. 2 — tax year 2026, verified on September 22, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « für die übrigen Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer 60 Prozent der Nettoentgeltdifferenz im Anspruchszeitraum. »
  • gesetze-im-internet.de — SGB III § 106 Abs. 1 Satz 5 — tax year 2026, verified on September 22, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « Soll-Entgelt und Ist-Entgelt sind auf den nächsten durch 20 teilbaren Euro-Betrag zu runden. »

Calculation assumptions

  • The flat-rate net amounts are entered by you: § 106 (1) sentence 6 leaves their calculation to a program published in the Federal Gazette.
  • One-off payments are excluded from both target and actual pay by § 106 (1) sentence 4.
  • The figures relate to one entitlement period, normally a calendar month.
  • Not modelled: the increases to actual pay under § 106 (2) (pay reduced for other than economic reasons) and (3) (pay from employment, self-employment or work as a contributing family member taken up while drawing the allowance) are not calculated. They must already be included in the actual pay you enter and in the flat-rate net read from it; otherwise the allowance shown will be too high.

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