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2.
Unemployed for 3 months during the year, insured. Single APW
The loss of income is 1/4 of the gross wage, i.e. 42,750 SEK. Unemployment
compensation is 90 per cent of the lost income with a maximum of 564 SEK a day,
which for 13 weeks (5 days each) is 13 × 5 × 564 = 36,660 SEK. 
The gross compensation percentage is 36,660 / 42,750 × 100 = 86. The disposable
income of the APW with 25 per cent unemployment is 119,089 SEK.
The decrease in disposable income compared to the situation with no unemployment
is 123,099 - 119,089 = 4,010 SEK or 3.3 per cent.
3.
Unemployed for the whole year, insured. Single APW
There is no gross wage. The compensation is 52 × 5 × 564 = 146,640 SEK.
The gross compensation percentage is 146,640 / 171,000 × 100 = 86. The disposable
income of the APW is 107,058 SEK, when he or she is unemployed for the whole of
1992.
The decrease in disposable income compared to the situation with no unemployment
is 123,099 - 107,058 = 16,041 SEK or 13.0 per cent.
4.
Unemployed for 3 months during the year, non-insured. Single APW
The reduction of the gross wage is 42,750 SEK as in case 2. The compensation for
the non-insured APW is 13 × 5 × 198 = 12,870 SEK.
The gross compensation percentage is 12,870 / 42,750 × 100 = 30. The disposable
income is 103,400 SEK in this situation.
The decrease in disposable income compared to the situation with no unemployment
is 123,099 - 103,400 = 19,699 SEK or 16.0 per cent.
5.
Unemployed for the whole year, non-insured. Single APW
There is no gross wage. The compensation is 52 × 5 × 198 = 51,480 SEK interpreted
as an annual rate. (The maximum period for which this compensation can be re-
ceived is in general not more than 30 weeks).
The gross compensation percentage is 51,480 / 171,000 × 100 = 30. The disposable
income is 39,989 SEK in this situation.
The decrease in disposable income compared to the situation with no unemployment
is 123,099 - 39,989 = 83,110 SEK or 67.5 per cent.
It should be mentioned, that the recommended minimum standard for a single person
in 1992 is 1.16 times the basic rate (’basbeloppet’) in the Swedish Social Security
System i.e. 39,092 SEK excluding housing costs. Recipients of the benefit from this
scheme will, in many cases, be eligible for social assistance to supplement the
income.

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