It takes 5 working days to apply for unemployment insurance benefits or unemployment subsidies online, and 4 working days to apply for unemployment insurance benefits on site. After the application is approved, it will be paid monthly, and unemployment insurance benefits or unemployment allowance will be enjoyed from the month when the application is approved.

Unemployment insurance refers to the basic living expenses paid by unemployment insurance agencies to eligible unemployed people according to law, and it is a temporary compensation for unemployed people to lose their wage income during unemployment. The purpose is to ensure the basic needs of the unemployed and pay them from the unemployment insurance fund according to law. According to Article 17 of the Regulations on Unemployment Insurance, if the accumulated payment time of the employer and the unemployed person is over 1 year and less than 5 years, the longest period for receiving unemployment insurance benefits is 12 months; If the accumulated payment time is less than 10 years, the longest period of receiving unemployment insurance benefits is 18 months; If the accumulated payment time exceeds 10 years, the longest period for receiving unemployment insurance benefits is 24 months. If you are unemployed again after re-employment, the payment time will be recalculated, and the time limit for receiving unemployment insurance benefits can be combined with the time limit for receiving unemployment insurance benefits from the previous unemployment, but the maximum time limit shall not exceed 24 months.