Welcome to Transport’s unemployment bennefit fund
Financial security in your working life.
Payment of the benefit
Payments are made on the Thursday closest to the 25th of each month. Your application must be submitted no later than the Monday of that same week. The entire month must have passed before you can submit an application for that month.
How the unemployment insurance works
The unemployment insurance provides financial security if you lose your job and your income. The benefit covers part of your lost income while you look for a new job. Read about the requirements for qualifying for benefits.
To qualify for benefits, you must be at least 20 years old and meet both the basic requirements and an income requirement.
The basic requirements mean that you must be fit for work and able to accept a job, be registered as a job seeker with the Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen), and otherwise be available to the labor market.
The income requirement means that, during the 12 months prior to becoming unemployed, you must have earned at least SEK 120,000 in total, and at least SEK 11,000 in at least four of those 12 months.
Have you received a decision granting you the right to benefits prior to October 1, 2025? If so, the previous conditions for benefits apply until your days of entitlement run out.
To qualify for a benefit period from the unemployment insurance fund, you must meet an income requirement.
You meet the income requirement if, within the reference period (the period the fund reviews to determine if you qualify for benefits), you have had:
a total income from work of at least SEK 120,000 before tax, and
earned at least SEK 11,000 per month before tax during four of the months, or
earned at least SEK 11,000 before tax during four consecutive months.
All income from work may be included; income is defined as wages and other forms of compensation on which the employer pays employer contributions. The unemployment insurance fund obtains income data from the Swedish Tax Agency.
For self-employed individuals, income subject to self-employment contributions counts.
Did you receive a decision granting you the right to benefits before October 1, 2025? If so, the previous conditions for benefits apply until your benefit days run out.
The reference period is the timeframe the unemployment insurance fund examines to determine whether you, as an applicant, meet the requirements for receiving benefits. This period typically consists of the 12 months immediately preceding the month in which you apply for unemployment benefits.
If you have been unable to work due to reasons such as illness, childcare, or full-time studies, the reference period may be extended.
How the benefit is calculated
The amount of benefit you can receive depends on how long you have been a member of the unemployment insurance fund.
Depending on the length of your membership, you may receive 80, 60, or 50 percent of your previous income.
The maximum previous income eligible for compensation is SEK 34,000 per month.
The benefit rate decreases by 10 percentage points after 100 days, and then by a further 5 percentage points every 100 days.
The length of time you have been a member of the unemployment fund determines how much compensation you can get.
Depending on your membership period, you can get compensation of 80, 60 or 50 percent of your previous income.
The highest income that can be compensated in the new insurance is SEK 34,000 per month.
For 80 percent of previous income
To be able to get 80 percent of your previous income, you need to have been a member of an unemployment fund for a continuous period of at least 12 months and still be a member when you apply for compensation.
You also need to have been a member for all months within the time frame. By time frame we mean the 12 months that we look at to see if you meet the conditions for receiving compensation.
For 60 percent of previous income
If you meet the same criteria as above but have only been a member of an unemployment fund for 6 to 11 months, you can get 60 percent of your previous income.
For 50 percent of previous income
If you have been a member for less than 6 months, you can receive 50 percent of your previous income.
The compensation is reduced every hundredth day of compensation.
After 100 days of compensation, the compensation is reduced by 10 percentage points. After that, it is reduced by another 5 percentage points every hundredth day.
No, the compensation is reduced by 10 percentage points after 100 compensation days. After that, it is reduced by another 5 percentage points for every 100 days.
Have you received a decision on your right to compensation before October 1, 2025? Then the previous conditions for compensation apply until the end of the days.
To be eligible for benefit from the unemployment benefit fund, you must be a member. The number of months you have been a member determines how much you may receive.
Have you received a decision on your right to compensation before October 1, 2025? Then the previous conditions for compensation apply until the days are up.
From 1 October 2025, the compensation will be paid monthly.
Payment is usually made on the Thursday closest to the 25th of each month. The monthly application must be received by us no later than the Monday of the same week that the payment is made. If it is received later, the payment will be made the following month instead.
This also applies if you have an ongoing compensation period that you have received a decision on before 1 October 2025.
You can only receive compensation for the days you are unemployed, can take work and are actively looking for work.
If you work and receive income from there, the compensation will therefore be reduced accordingly.
You yourself are the one who fills in any income you have had during the month. You do this in the monthly application. The compensation from the unemployment insurance fund is then reduced based on this.
If you have not been able to take work because, for example, you have been caring for children or have been away, the compensation will be reduced for each day that you are not entitled to unemployment insurance. The reduction will be 1/22 of the monthly amount that would have been paid if you were completely unemployed. All time you have not been able to take work is counted, including Saturdays and Sundays.
Have you received a decision on your right to compensation before 1 October 2025? In that case, the previous conditions for compensation apply until the days are up.
You report time by filling out and submitting a Monthly Application.
You must fill in how much you earned if you have worked during the month, if you have been prevented from working for one or more days. This can be, for example, if you have been sick, received parental benefit or had sickness benefit from the Social Insurance Agency.
All time that you have not been able to work is counted. Obstacles during weekends also affect the compensation from the unemployment insurance fund.
We will subsequently reconcile the income that you have reported in your monthly application with the information in the employer's declaration that we obtain from the Swedish Tax Agency.
A month with full unemployment compensation corresponds to 22 compensation days. Both days with unemployment insurance fund and with activity support are counted as used compensation days.
You submit your Monthly Application when a full calendar month has ended and the compensation will be calculated and paid monthly in arrears. You cannot submit a monthly application before the end of the month.
Payment is usually made on the Thursday closest to the 25th of each month. The application must have been received by us no later than Monday of the same week as the payment. If it is received later, the payment will be made the following month instead.
A monthly application must not be older than three months. This means that the application must be submitted within three months of the month for which you are applying for compensation.
Have you received a decision on your right to compensation before October 1, 2025? Then the previous conditions for compensation apply until the days are up.
You can join the unemployment insurance fund immediately when you start working.
If you become unemployed after turning 20, your membership period in the unemployment insurance fund will affect how much compensation you can receive. The longer you have been a member and the more you have earned, the more you can receive in the new insurance.
Have you received a decision on your right to compensation before October 1, 2025? Then the previous conditions for compensation apply until the end of the days.
Yes, you must request an employer certificate from the employer(s) you have had during the framework period and submit it to us when applying for benefit.
Number of benefit days
The number of days for which you can receive benefits depends on the number of months with an income of at least SEK 11,000 before tax.
* For a month to count, an income of at least SEK 11,000 is required. In addition, you must have earned a total of at least SEK 120,000 within the qualifying period.
** Applies if you have 4 consecutive months with at least SEK 11,000 but do not reach a total of SEK 120,000.
You can get compensation for a maximum of 300 days and a minimum of 66 days.
The number of days you can get compensation for varies depending on what your work situation was like before you became unemployed.
To be entitled to compensation from the unemployment insurance fund, you must meet an income condition. You do this if you have had a total income from work of at least SEK 120,000 before tax within the framework period and have had an income of at least SEK 11,000 before tax for at least four months.
If you have had income from work of at least SEK 11,000 before tax for 11 or more months, you will get 300 days.
If you have had income from work of at least SEK 11,000 before tax for 8–10 months, you will get 200 days.
If you have had income from work of at least SEK 11,000 before tax for 4–7 months, you will get 100 days.
If you have not earned a total of 120,000 SEK before tax during the framework period, but have had four consecutive months with an income of at least 11,000 SEK before tax per month, you can receive compensation for 66 days. This is called the alternative rule.
The previous possibility of extending the compensation period for those with children under 18 years of age will no longer exist after the new rules came into force on 1 October 2025.
Have you received a decision on your right to compensation before 1 October 2025? In that case, the previous conditions for compensation will apply until the days are up.
No, the possibility of extending the compensation period for those with children under 18 is not available in the new unemployment insurance.
Have you received a decision on your right to compensation before October 1, 2025? Then the previous conditions for compensation apply until the days are up.
How the membership works
Unemployment insurance provides financial security if you were to lose your job and your income.
To be eligible for benefits, you must be a member of an unemployment insurance fund.
Read more about how to become a member and what membership entails.
Unemployment benefit—commonly known as a-kassa—is a form of insurance that provides financial security should you become unemployed.
The amount of benefit you can receive depends on the length of your membership. It is therefore a good idea to join as early as possible.
As a member, you can receive up to 1,236 kronor per day. Without membership in an unemployment fund, the maximum benefit you can receive in the event of unemployment is 510 kronor per day.
Membership costs just 155 kronor per month.
To become a member, you must work—or have worked during your most recent employment—in one of our sectors or professions. These include:
Truck drivers; taxi, paratransit, and bus drivers; security guards; warehouse and terminal workers; newspaper and advertising distributors; civil aviation personnel; tire shop staff; gas station attendants; dockworkers; sanitation workers; and more.
You can find them under
If you work in any of these sectors, or in any other transport-related role, you should be a member!
To apply for membership, click the link below, log in using BankID, and complete the application.
Click here to become a member
If you are switching to us from another unemployment insurance fund, we can assist with the transfer. You will need to complete a letter of authorization, and we will then cancel your previous membership for you. You can find this form in step 4 of the membership application.
If you prefer to cancel your previous membership yourself, you must contact your current fund and request to leave before submitting an application to us.
Your previous membership ends no earlier than the last day of the month in which you cancel it, and your membership with us can begin no earlier than the first day of the month following your departure.
Make sure to apply as soon as possible after cancelling your previous membership to avoid losing your accrued membership time.
The amount of compensation you receive is based on the total duration of your membership in an unemployment insurance fund, regardless of which fund it was. Therefore, it is important to maintain continuous months of membership, even when switching between different funds.
Read about how we process your personal data in accordance with GDPR here.
You can become a member starting from the month we receive your application.
If you are applying for membership after working abroad, please contact one of our EU case officers for more information.
If you wish to apply for membership:
Print, fill out, and mail the membership application form to
Transports a-kassa, FE 19, 938 88 ARJEPLOG
If you wish to withdraw from the unemployment insurance fund:
Print, fill out, and mail the withdrawal application form to
Transports a-kassa, FE 19, 938 88 ARJEPLOG
You pay monthly via direct debit, e-invoice, or payment slip. Payment is due on the last day of each month.
You can choose your preferred payment method under My Membership.
If you are registered with Kivra, your payment slip will automatically be sent there, unless you have chosen direct debit or e-invoice.
You always use the same OCR number when paying your membership fee. If you have an old invoice, you can find the OCR number there. You can also find it under My membership
If you do not have electronic identification, please call us at 0771-40 30 01 to get your OCR number.
Make the payment to Bankgiro account 661-9969.
You always use the same OCR number when paying your membership fee. If you have an old invoice, you can find the OCR number there. You can also find it under My membership
Our Bankgiro account is 661-9969.
If you fail to pay your membership fee on time, you will receive a reminder. Please pay it immediately.
If you have three unpaid monthly fees, you will be expelled for non-payment in accordance with our statutes. Please note that even if you are expelled, you remain liable for payment for those three months.
You can find all your payment details under My Membership
No, we are separate organizations, so you must submit a separate application for membership to the unemployment insurance fund.
Yes, you have to pay the fee while studying.
No, to be entitled to compensation, in addition to being a member, you must also meet the basic requirements and an income requirement. Read more
As of July 1, 2022, you receive a 25% tax reduction on your unemployment insurance fund membership fee.
The deduction is applied automatically to your tax return based on information provided by the unemployment insurance fund, so you do not need to take any action yourself.
This results in a tax reduction equivalent to one-quarter of the membership fee you have paid.
When switching from one unemployment insurance fund (*a-kassa*) to another, it is important to apply for membership with the new fund at the same time you terminate your membership with the old one.
If you are switching to us from another unemployment insurance fund, we can assist with the transition. You simply need to complete a letter of authorization, and we will terminate your previous membership for you. You can find this authorization form in step 4 of the membership application.
If you prefer to terminate your previous membership yourself, you must contact your old fund and request to leave before submitting an application to us.
Your old membership ends no earlier than the last day of the month in which you cancel it, and your membership with us can begin no earlier than the first day of the month following your departure from the previous fund.
Make sure to apply as soon as possible after terminating your previous membership to avoid losing your accrued membership time.
The amount of your benefit is based on the total duration of your membership in an unemployment insurance fund, regardless of which fund it was. Therefore, it is important to maintain continuous months of membership, even when switching between different funds.
Fill out a membership application
If you do not have BankID, download the membership application form
You end your membership by requesting to withdraw via My membership
Your withdrawal takes effect from the last day of the month in which your application is received by the unemployment insurance fund.
Withdrawal cannot be granted retroactively, and you must pay the membership fee for the entire final month.
Please note that your membership does not end automatically simply because you stop paying; doing so could instead result in an obligation to repay funds. It is therefore important that you request withdrawal via "My membership" or in writing.
If you wish to withdraw because you are going to work abroad, please contact our EU caseworkers at 0771-40 30 01 for more information.
Your membership ends automatically on the last day of the month before you turn 67. However, if you wish to leave the fund because you are taking early retirement, you must submit a request to withdraw yourself.
No, you should remain a member. If you leave the unemployment fund, the activity support will be only 223 kronor per day.
You can now remain a member and receive benefits until age 67!
The Riksdag has decided to raise the age limits in the pension system starting January 1, 2026. This measure aims to align the retirement age with Sweden's increasing life expectancy.
Your membership continues until you turn 67
Your membership will automatically continue until the month you turn 67. This also means you have the option to apply for unemployment benefits up until the month you turn 67.
Are you planning to retire at age 66 or earlier and wish to end your membership?
Log in to My Membership
and cancel it under the "Medlemstid" (Membership period) section.
Notify us if you are claiming benefits while also drawing a pension
If you receive benefits from the unemployment fund while simultaneously drawing a pension, your benefit amount will be reduced by the pension amount you are granted. You must therefore notify us if you start drawing a pension; otherwise, you risk receiving the wrong benefit amount and being required to pay money back.