social security - FOD Sociale Zekerheid

Eligible workers (cf. above) who receive a salary at least equalling the average minimummonthly income are also considered as full-time workers. The unemployed person who receivesunemployment benefits as a full-time worker can maintain this right, even after a part-timeresumption of work. For this purpose, the person simply must file an application for theacknowledgement as a part-time worker with maintained rights at the beginning of this parttimeemployment. Moreover, during this part-time job and on particular conditions, the personcan receive an additional allowance (the income guarantee allowance) in addition to his salary.The worker who works part-time and does not meet the conditions to be assimilated to a fulltimeworker or to remain one, may be admitted and receive allowances as a voluntary part-timeworker. In case of full unemployment, he then receives half benefits, the amount of which isproportional to the weekly contractual working time. It must be a part-time employment of atleast 12 hours a week or of at least one third of a full-time employment. In case of a resumptionof work for less hours, the worker may maintain a certain amount of half benefits for the numberof days that were not performed.2) The amount of the benefitsThe amount of the benefits depends on the family situation, the duration of the joblessness andthe last wages received as a salaried worker.Three categories of workers can be distinguished in the unemployment scheme:- worker with a family. In case of unemployment, he loses the only family incomealthough he has dependants;- worker living alone. He loses his only income, but he does not have any dependants;- cohabitant worker. He does not lose the only family income.The workers with a family receive 60% of their last wages during the whole duration of theirunemployment.The workers living alone receive 60% of their last wages during the first year of unemploymentand 55% afterwards.The cohabitant workers receive 60% of their last wages during the first year of unemployment.During the three following months, they receive 40% of these wages. This period is extendedwith 3 months per year of salaried work. Afterwards, they receive a lump sum allowance of465.04 € per month (on 1 July 2011). The cohabitants who worked for 20 years as salariedworkers or who have a rate of permanent incapacity for work of at least 33% when switchingover to the lump sum allowance can maintain their allowance at 40%.30