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Work & employment
Monthly cash
Short-Time Work Allowance
Kurzarbeitergeld (KUG)
Paid by Bundesagentur für Arbeit (erstattet dem Arbeitgeber) · 🇩🇪 Germany
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
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Who qualifies
The 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
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The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed is free and always will be.
1 documents you'll need
Exactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
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Where this comes from
Das Kurzarbeitergeld beträgt 60 Prozent der Nettoentgeltdifferenz; mit mindestens einem Kind sind es 67 Prozent (§ 105 SGB III)
https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/unternehmen/finanziell/kurzarbeitergeld
Last checked 2026-08-12 · a researcher confirmed this against the official page
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