Earnings-related daily allowance

• Earnings-related daily allowance, or earnings based allowance, is a benefit paid by the unemployment fund.

• It is intended to secure your income during periods of unemployment, layoff, or interruption of work, provided that certain conditions are met.
• In cases of unemployment, the allowance is paid to those aged 18–64, and in layoff situations, it can also be paid to those aged 65–68.
•  If you work part-time or casually, you may be eligible for an adjusted earnings-related allowance , as long as the part-time arrangement or reduced working hours are initiated by the employer.
• The amount of the earnings-related allowance depends on your previous income — unlike Kela’s fixed-rate basic unemployment allowance or labor market subsidy.