A significant regulation concerning the Unemployment Insurance Fund has been implemented through a Presidential Decree. According to the decree, which was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force, the rate of the Fund's previous year's premium revenues that can be used for specific purposes has been raised from 30 percent to 50 percent for 2026.
Utilization Rate Raised to 50 Percent
The Presidential Decree on increasing the rate of Unemployment Insurance Fund revenues to be used for the purposes specified in the seventh paragraph of Article 48 of the Unemployment Insurance Law was published in the Official Gazette.
For What Purposes Is the Fund Used?
- Increasing the employability of the workforce
- Developing the professional qualifications of employees
- Conducting training and transformation programs to reduce unemployment risk
- Directing individuals expected to become unemployed due to technological developments to new fields
- Implementing measures to increase and protect employment
- Providing job placement and counseling services
- Conducting research and planning studies for the labor market
- Paying personnel expenses covered by the fund under the law
The decree entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette.