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Unemployment benefits in Russia ranged from Russian rubles to * Russian rubles in 2024, having increased from the previous year. In 2025, the maximum rate was increased to * Russian rubles, while the minimum rate would remain at the same level.

Who is entitled to receive unemployment benefits in Russia?

To receive unemployment benefits, Russian citizens had to register as unemployed at the job center. Different rates applied depending on the duration of the previous occupation, the reason for unemployment, and other factors. For example, those who worked for the same employer for at least 26 weeks and registered at the employment office within a year received three quarters of their monthly pay (as long as that did not exceed than the maximum rate) in the first three months. In the following three months, the rate was ** percent of the monthly pay, or up to Russian rubles. Those who had been unemployed for over a year or were dismissed from their previous job were assigned the minimum rate.

Changes in unemployment benefits due to COVID-19 in Russia

As the unemployment rate in Russia increased in the spring and summer of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's government adjusted unemployment benefits. In April 2020, the highest possible value of payments was raised from Russian rubles to * Russian rubles until the end of the year and later extended until 2021. From May to August 2020, the minimum payment was increased to Russian rubles. Further changes were made for specific population groups, such as parents and individual entrepreneurs.