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South Korea unemployment benefit (job-seeking allowance, silup geupyeo)

South Korea unemployment benefit (job-seeking allowance, silup geupyeo): daily amount with 2026 cap and floor, number of benefit days, and total.

Price: $0.01 USDC per call over REST (x402 on Base, no API key). MCP: free as unemployment_benefit at https://api.kkuldogu.com/mcp. Basis year: 2026.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
`lastWorkDate`	string		Last working day; default today (YYYY-MM-DD)
`age`	integer	yes	Age at separation
`insuredYears`	number	yes	Years insured under employment insurance
`monthlyPay`	number	yes	Average monthly pay for the last 3 months (KRW)
`dailyContractHours`	integer		Contracted hours per day, for the floor; default 8
`disabled`	boolean		Registered disability; default false

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.kkuldogu.com/v1/unemployment-benefit -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"lastWorkDate":"2026-10-31","age":35,"insuredYears":4,"monthlyPay":3200000}'

Without payment this returns 402 with x402 payment requirements; an x402 client pays $0.01 USDC and retries.

Example response

{
  "basisYear": 2026,
  "currency": "KRW",
  "disclaimer": "For reference only, not legal or tax advice. Uses official 2026 Korean rates and the same formulas as the kkuldogu.com calculators; actual payroll, NHIS/NPS notices and tax settlement can differ.",
  "source": "https://kkuldogu.com",
  "tool": "unemployment-benefit",
  "input": {
    "lastWorkDate": "2026-10-31",
    "age": 35,
    "insuredYears": 4,
    "monthlyPay": 3200000
  },
  "result": {
    "dailyBenefit": 66048,
    "benefitDays": 180,
    "totalBenefit": 11888640,
    "averageDailyWage": 104348,
    "dailyCap": 68100,
    "dailyFloor": 66048,
    "capApplied": false,
    "floorApplied": true
  }
}

For reference only, not legal or tax advice. Uses official 2026 Korean rates and the same formulas as the kkuldogu.com calculators; actual payroll, NHIS/NPS notices and tax settlement can differ. · Calculators for people (Korean): kkuldogu.com · API home · llms.txt · OpenAPI