Can I get health insurance while receiving unemployment benefits?

Reply:

According to the provisions of Article 57, the 2013 Law on Employment stipulates the contribution level, sources of formation and use of the Unemployment Insurance Fund specifically as follows:

Contribution level, sources of formation and use of Unemployment Insurance Fund

1. The level of unemployment insurance contribution and responsibility for payment are prescribed as follows:

a) Employees contribute 1% of monthly salary;

b) Employers contribute 1% of the monthly salary fund of employees participating in unemployment insurance;

c) The State supports up to 1% of the monthly salary fund for unemployment insurance contributions of employees participating in unemployment insurance and is guaranteed by the central budget.

2. Sources for forming the Unemployment Insurance Fund include:

a) Contributions and support as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Profit from investment activities from the fund;

c) Other legal sources of income.

3. The Unemployment Insurance Fund is used as follows:

a) Payment of unemployment benefits;

b) Support training, fostering, and improving vocational skills to maintain employment for workers;

c) Vocational training support;

d) Support consulting and job referral;

d) Pay health insurance for unemployment benefit recipients;

e) Unemployment insurance management costs are implemented according to the provisions of the Law on Social Insurance;

g) Investment to preserve and grow the Fund.

Thus, according to the above regulations, unemployment beneficiaries, in addition to paying unemployment benefits, are also supported by the Unemployment Insurance Fund to pay health insurance during this time.