Special Unemployment Benefit (DSS)

Overview

Special Unemployment Benefit may be awarded to a person who has paid Class 1 or Class 2 Social Security Contributions; qualifies for the Unemployment Assistance and is the person responsible for household.

What you’ll get

Special Unemployment Benefit is paid on a six (6)-day week basis and covers payment for Monday to Saturday.

A beneficiary is entitled to a maximum of one hundred and fifty-six (156) days of Unemployment Benefit. Moreover, this entitlement is based on the number of Social Security Contributions paid by the claimant prior to the claim.

Please click here for a Schedule of Benefits Rates.

Application Requirements

Fill in the online form and submit.

Documentation required

General documentation:

Latest Water and Electricity bill, showing the number of members in the household.
Recent Bank Statements of all local and foreign bank accounts.
Relative documents regarding value of any Stocks/Shares/Bonds and the income derived thereof.
Market value of any vacant property in Malta and/or abroad (not being house of residence and/or summer residence).
Recent rent receipt/rent agreement if applicant’s house of residence is rented, showing details of who is making the rent payments; or filling in of the Annex 2 – Rent Declaration form by the landlord. Click here to download this document.
Rent agreement if rent is derived from other properties.
Filling in of the Corroboration document (Annex 3) if the applicant resides with third parties. Click here to download this document.
Copy of driving licence/s of person responsible for household and, if applicable, that of the spouse/partner.
Separation/divorce contracts dated and signed, showing maintenance being received, if the case.
Recent payslip of spouse/partner if in employment.

Eligibility

General documentation:

Latest Water and Electricity bill, showing the number of members in the household.
Recent Bank Statements of all local and foreign bank accounts.
Relative documents regarding value of any Stocks/Shares/Bonds and the income derived thereof.
Market value of any vacant property in Malta and/or abroad (not being house of residence and/or summer residence).
Recent rent receipt/rent agreement if applicant’s house of residence is rented, showing details of who is making the rent payments; or filling in of the Annex 2 – Rent Declaration form by the landlord. Click here to download this document.
Rent agreement if rent is derived from other properties.
Filling in of the Corroboration document (Annex 3) if the applicant resides with third parties. Click here to download this document.
Copy of driving licence/s of person responsible for household and, if applicable, that of the spouse/partner.
Separation/divorce contracts dated and signed, showing maintenance being received, if the case.
Recent payslip of spouse/partner if in employment.