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When you apply for income support, you must also actively seek work and training.
It is not enough to look for jobs on your own initiative to qualify for the daily allowance. You must register as a jobseeker with the employment services. Together with the employment services, you will assess your service needs, draw up an employment plan and identify services to support your job search.
When you apply for income support, you are obliged to report the implementation of your employment plan to the employment authority in the way it determines.
Your main obligation is to apply for work and training. The law specifically states that your employment plan should include three one-month reference periods during which you must apply for four job opportunities.
In general, you are therefore obliged to look for at least four jobs per month. This may be waived if the employment services consider that there are not four job opportunities available during the reference period which, taking into account your work experience, training and other factors, would be suitable for you.
The employment services will advise you in more detail on how to fulfil your obligation to look for work.
Job seeker profile
If you register as a job seeker on or after 1.9.2026, you must publish your job seeker profile on the Job Market Portal within 15 business days. If your job search began before the start of September, the deadline begins on the date of your next job search consultation with the employment authority.
If you do not publish your profile by the deadline, the employment authority will add the required minimum information to it and publish it on your behalf. You can still supplement and update your profile yourself after that.
An exception to the requirement to create a job-search profile may be granted if the employment authority determines that publishing the profile is not necessary or appropriate in your situation.
