Unemployment Benefits in Cook Islands

The Cook Islands has no unemployment benefit; adults in hardship who cannot support themselves can get the Destitute Benefit from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

✓ From official pages ✓ Each part says when we checked

At a glance

No unemployment insurance found on official sites.

+682 29370

Ministry of Internal Affairs (welfare)

The job market in Cook Islands

0.8%

unemployed, 2023

5.3%

of 15 to 24-year-olds

Cook Islands's unemployment rate over the years · every country, ranked

What to do first

See whether you can get Destitute Benefit. Official page
Questions: call +682 29370 (Ministry of Internal Affairs (welfare)).

Destitute Benefit

For people 18 and over, Cook Islands citizens or permanent residents living in the Cook Islands, facing hardship and unable to support themselves; $100 paid on the 1st and 16th of each month, ending when they qualify for the pension at 60.

From an official page, read October 26, 2026.

Who to call

Ministry of Internal Affairs (welfare): +682 29370.

From an official page, read October 26, 2026.

Questions

Is there unemployment benefit in Cook Islands?

No unemployment insurance was found on official sites. What exists is Destitute Benefit.

Who do I call about unemployment in Cook Islands?

Ministry of Internal Affairs (welfare): +682 29370.

Nearby countries

French Polynesia Niue Samoa Tonga Wallis & Futuna

Where this comes from

Every part of this page was read on an official website, and each links the page it came from and the day we checked it. Rules and amounts change, so check that page before you rely on a figure. Jobareer is not part of any government and cannot see or change a claim.