Holiday allowance: the municipality is now named instead of the job centre, and an old transitional rule has been removed
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om feriedagpenge
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The rules on holiday allowance now name the municipality where the job centre was previously named.
- An old transitional rule on holiday allowance from 2022-2023 has been removed.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 February 2026.
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In the rules on holiday allowance, the municipality is now named where the job centre used to be. An unemployed member can receive holiday allowance even if the member has not applied to the unemployment fund for leave. This requires documentation that the municipality was notified of the holiday no later than the first day of the holiday.
An unemployed member must be registered as job-seeking in the municipality before the holiday begins. Previously the member had to be registered with the job centre.
The member can also receive holiday allowance when the holiday has been agreed with the municipality. Previously it was an agreement with the job centre.
The old rule that executive order no. 1265 continues to apply to holiday allowance earned from 1 September 2022 up to and including 31 August 2023 has been removed.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 9 January 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 14 January 2026
- In force · 1 February 2026