Japan Unemployment Allowance

Estimate Japan unemployment basic allowance and total payable amount from wage, age, insurance period, and separation type.

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Calculation basis and official references

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Formula basis

Daily wage = wageLastSixMonthsYen / 180. Apply the age-based benefit rate and floor or ceiling, then select prescribed benefit days from separationType and insuredYears to calculate the total.

Calculation method

Estimates the daily basic allowance and prescribed benefit duration from wages in the six months before separation, age, insured years, and separation category.

Exclusions and checks required

  • Hello Work determines eligibility, separation reason, benefit restrictions, and the category for people who have difficulty finding employment.
  • The daily wage and daily basic allowance floors and ceilings are revised annually.

Example input:：JPY 2,400,000 in wages during the six months before separation

wageLastSixMonthsYen
2400000
age
40
insuredYears
12
separationType
Regular separation

The final amount changes with the recognized separation category and latest daily ceiling.

Official references

FAQ

Who is this calculator for? Japan Unemployment Allowance

Estimate Japan unemployment basic allowance and total payable amount from wage, age, insurance period, and separation type.

What values should I enter?

Applies to: Japan Employment benefits

How should I interpret this estimate?

Estimates the daily basic allowance and prescribed benefit duration from wages in the six months before separation, age, insured years, and separation category.

How to use

  1. Enter your input values and press Calculate.
  2. Review the result and compare it with expected context.
  3. Daily wage = wageLastSixMonthsYen / 180. Apply the age-based benefit rate and floor or ceiling, then select prescribed benefit days from separationType and insuredYears to calculate the total.

Official references