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South Korea unemployment benefit eligibility check

South Korea unemployment benefit eligibility check: at least 180 insured days in the 18 months before leaving, an involuntary (or justified) reason for leaving, and being able and actively seeking work. Use unemployment-benefit for the amount.

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

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
`insuredDaysLast18Months`	number	yes	Paid days under employment insurance in the 18 months before separation (includes paid weekly holidays)
`reason`	dismissal \| recommended_resignation \| contract_expiry \| business_closure \| retirement_age \| voluntary_justified \| voluntary \| serious_misconduct	yes	Reason for leaving. voluntary_justified covers quitting for a legally recognized reason such as unpaid wages, workplace harassment or a commute over 3 hours
`ableAndSeeking`	boolean		Able to work and actively looking for a job; default true

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.kkuldogu.com/v1/unemployment-eligibility -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"insuredDaysLast18Months":240,"reason":"contract_expiry"}'

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, tax or financial advice. Computed from South Korean statutes and standard formulas as of 2026; reliefs, exemptions and special cases not shown in the result are not modeled, and rules may have changed. Confirm with the relevant office, court, lender or a professional before acting.",
  "source": "https://kkuldogu.com",
  "tool": "unemployment-eligibility",
  "input": {
    "insuredDaysLast18Months": 240,
    "reason": "contract_expiry"
  },
  "result": {
    "eligible": true,
    "failedConditions": [],
    "insuredDaysShort": 0,
    "needsProof": false,
    "applyWithinMonthsOfSeparation": 12
  }
}

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