FAQs About Implementation Measures for Application for and Distribution of Benefits of Beijing's Unemployment Insurance (Trial)

Q: What are the conditions for claiming unemployment insurance benefits?

A: An unemployed individual may apply for unemployment insurance benefits if he/she meets all of the following conditions:

1. The employer and the individual had paid unemployment insurance premiums for at least one year prior to the individual's unemployment;

2. Employment was interrupted not due to his/her own volition;

3. The individual has completed unemployment registration and needs to seek a job.

Q: How can unemployed individuals apply for claiming unemployment insurance benefits?

A: An eligible unemployed individual shall have a third-generation social security card. To apply for the benefits, the individual can log in to online platforms (e.g., the official website, WeChat account (北京人社) or App (北京人社) of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security); or apply in person at a sub-district-level or township-level agency in the place where his/her household is registered or the place of his/her long-term residence.

For an unemployed individual without a third-generation social security card, he/she may apply by using his/her Resident ID Card of China, Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card, or Residence Permit for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Residents, and his/her personal bank card.

Q: What additional unemployment insurance benefits are available during the period for receiving?

A: During the period of receiving unemployment insurance benefits, the unemployment insurance fund covers the recipient's contributions to basic medical insurance (including maternity insurance);

If the recipient dies during this period, his/her dependents (provided that they have not claimed funeral subsidies/pensions of basic pension insurance, funeral subsidies of work-related injury insurance, or pensions for dependents) may apply for a one-time funeral subsidy and pension of unemployment insurance;

For a recipient who receives unemployment insurance benefits within one year before his/her statutory retirement age, he/she may extend the period until retirement. During the progressive postponement of statutory retirement age, the unemployment insurance fund will cover their pension insurance contributions as stipulated;

All recipients must actively seek jobs, accept career guidance/job referrals, and access employment services per regulations during their receipt periods.

Q: Under what circumstances must the receipt of unemployment insurance benefits be ceased?

A: A recipient must proactively apply to stop receiving benefits within 20 working days after any of the following circumstances occurs:

(1) The recipient was re-employed;

(2) The recipient was enlisted in compulsory military services;

(3) The recipient relocated overseas;

(4) The recipient became eligible for receiving basic pension insurance benefits;

(5) Other circumstances stipulated by laws or administrative regulations.

The application for the cessation shall be submitted via the responsible online platform or at the sub-district-level or township-level agency where the initial claim was applied for.