BRATISLAVA, March 18, (WEBNOVINY) – The number of unemployment benefit recipients grew in February for the third straight month. The social security provider Socialna Poistovna paid out the benefit to 43,200 individuals in the second month of this year, which was an increase by 5,000 from January. This is the highest number of unemployment benefit recipients since June of last year. On an annual basis, the number of beneficiaries dropped by 4,800, according to figures released by Socialna Poistovna.
Terms for eligibility for unemployment benefits eased as of early September 2010. The unemployed who have been paying unemployment insurance for two of the past three years are now eligible to receive the benefit. Pursuant to the previous rules, the unemployed were required to pay the social insurance at least for three of the past four years.
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