Unemployment benefit query?

call the local job centre in uk and confirm this is still the case

i suspect it is but it may have changed with recent changes on benefits

here - no unemployment benefit is due to you until you have completed 50 weeks working and SSC contributions

Hi, you can transfer your benefit if you are eligible in the UK. It basically means that your UK benefit will be paid here, after you obtained the so called "U" documents from UK. I copy here a part of a letter what I have received couple of month ago explaining the procedure ( I am in similar situation, I was on maternity leave at the time we have moved to Malta and was made redundant from my job, so I was entitled some benefits back home, which I wanted to receive in Malta)



Step 0 – You should consult the relevant social security office in your country with the purpose of obtaining ‘U’ documents (and gaining advice regarding liaising with Maltese counterparts).

In order to start registering for work kindly follow the below guidance.

Step 1 – Visit the Social Security Office in or associated with the locality where you will be living (you will be needing a fixed address in Malta) to generate a Maltese National Insurance Card (required in the registration process). If you give me an idea of the locality you will be living, I would be able to specify further.

Step 2 – Visit the ETC Registrations Unit in Valletta (And note that this information presumes that you will be residing in Malta, not Gozo) with the following documentation:

•    Your Maltese ID Card (Or EU Passport)
•    Your National Insurance (NI) Card
•    Your CV up to date
•    Your Qualifications
•    The Filled Registration Form (Which you may obtain & fill in on-site)

Step 3 – After you are registered, you may want to visit the International Relations Unit with these ‘U’ documents to help sort out liaising with the social security offices within your EU country.

Entity: - International Relations Unit
Address: - No 38, Ordinance Street, Valletta. Malta
Telephone: - (+00356) 25903426, or
E-mail: - iru.dss@gov.mt