--- title: How to link Leave Types with Allowances description: Learn how to correctly link absence types to leave allowances in absence.io so vacation days are deducted accurately when employees request time off. --- [Skip to content](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/how-to-link-leave-types-with-allowances#main-content) - [English](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/how-to-link-leave-types-with-allowances) - [German](https://info.absence.io/de/help-center/wie-verknüpfe-ich-abwesenheitstypen-mit-kontingenten) - [Spanish](https://info.absence.io/es/help-center/asignar-permisos-a-tipos-de-ausencia) English Show submenu for translations [![Design ohne Titel (2)](https://info.absence.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Design%20ohne%20Titel%20(2).png?width=210&height=44&name=Design%20ohne%20Titel%20(2).png)](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - - [English](https://info.absence.io/en/help-center/how-to-link-leave-types-with-allowances) - [German](https://info.absence.io/de/help-center/wie-verknüpfe-ich-abwesenheitstypen-mit-kontingenten) - [Spanish](https://info.absence.io/es/help-center/asignar-permisos-a-tipos-de-ausencia) English Show submenu for translations - [Contact our support](https://1r1be.share.hsforms.com/2cmG1EH3QR-2fjl6Hg3EKhA) [Contact our support](https://1r1be.share.hsforms.com/2cmG1EH3QR-2fjl6Hg3EKhA) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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If they weren't linked to each other, the absence type wouldn't reduce the allowance - and the employee could take unlimited vacation days. ![](https://info.absence.io/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/16676647744028-1.png)   Thus, in order to link an absence type with an allowance, simply go to "Settings" and select the absence type you want to edit. When activating the toggle "Substracts days from an allowance (e.g. vacation)", a drop-down menu opens from which you can select the requested allowance. 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