How much UIF will I receive if retrenched?

UIF pays 38–60% of your previous salary, depending on your income level. The maximum salary used for calculation is R17,712 per month, giving a maximum benefit of approximately R10,627/month. Lower earners receive a higher percentage.

How do I claim UIF online?

Register at uFiling.gov.za and submit your claim online. You will need your SA ID, bank details, last 3 months payslips, and the UI19 form from your employer showing why you left.

How long does it take for UIF to pay out?

Once your claim is approved and submitted on uFiling, payments are processed directly into your bank account. Initial processing typically takes 5–10 business days. You must confirm each month that you are still seeking employment.

Can I claim UIF if I resigned voluntarily?

No. UIF benefits are only available if you involuntarily lost your job — through retrenchment, dismissal, or contract expiry. If you resigned voluntarily, you do not qualify for unemployment benefits.

Yini i-UIF? Ngingafuna ini? Indlela Yokufuna Isibali Imibuzo Ejwayelekile

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UIF — Igugu Lokuqinisekiswa Kokungasebenzi

Ukhuseleko lwakho lwemali xa ulahlekelwa ngumsebenzi, uya kwimayela yokukhulelwa, ugula okanye ubhekana nezinye iimeko.

Yintoni i-UIF?

UIF is a government fund that both you and your employer contribute to every month. If you lose your job (not by choice), you can claim back up to Iimihla eziyi-238 of financial support.

Ukukhokha kwakho (kumvuzo)

Umqeshi uhlawula

238

Usuku oluninzi lwenzuzo

60%

Umthamo omkhulu % womvuzo

Ungatyhala ntoni?

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Izibonelelo Zokungasebenzi

Uphelelwe ngumsebenzi, ukhutshiwe, okanye isivumelwano siphele. Kude kube ziintsuku eziyi-238.

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Izibonelelo Zokulinda Abantwana

Kude kube ziintsuku eziyi-121 zokuhlawulwa kokuzala.

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Izibonelelo Zokugula

If you are off work for more than 7 days due to illness.

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Izibonelelo Zokhuliso Nokufa

Adopting a child under 2 years, or dependant of a deceased contributor.

Indlela Yokutyhala i-UIF — Inyathelo Ngenyathelo

Bhalisela ku-uFiling.gov.za

Or visit your nearest Labour Centre. The paperless system processes claims directly into your bank account.

Fumana ifomu lakho le-UI19 kumqeshi wakho

Your employer must issue this form showing why you left. Code 11 = retrenched, Code 4 = dismissed.

Faka amaxwebhu akho

SA ID, bank details, last 3 months payslips, and the completed UI19 form.

Qinisekisa ukufuna umsebenzi ngenyanga

⚠️ Ubani ongakwazi ukumangala i-UIF

• Abaqeshi bezaba / izikhontrakthi ezizimeleyo

• Abasebenzi bakarhulumente

• Abasebenzi abasebenzayo ngaphantsi kwamahora angama-24 ngenyanga

• Abo baye bathatha isinqumo sokuphuma ngokuzithandela

• Abafumana isabelo se-SASSA

open_in_new Yiya ku-uFiling Tsalela i-UIF: 0800 030 007

Isibali Sezibonelelo ze-UIF

Faka umvuzo wakho wenyanga yonke ukuqagela inkokhelo yakho ye-UIF. Isekelwe kwi-scale esemthethweni — abaholayo kancinci bafumana iphesenti ephezulu.

Umvuzo Omkhulu Wenyanga Yonke (ZAR)

⚠️ Oku luqikelelo kuphela. Izibonelelo ze-UIF ezangempela zincika kwiintsuku zekredi oziqoqeleyo nefomula ye-scale esemthethweni. Izibonelelo zivalwa kumvuzo ka-R17,712/enyanga.

I-UIF — Imibuzo Ebuzwa Kaninzi

Iintlawulo ze-UIF zithatha iiveki eziyi-4 ukuya kwi-8 emva kokufaka isicelo esigcwele kwi-uFiling. Umxholo uxhomekeke ekubeni umqeshi wakho unikele ifomu le-UI-19 kwaye imiqulu yakho iphelele. Xa kuvunyiwe, imali ifakwa ngqo kwi-akhawunti yakho yasebhange.

Ewe. Abasebenzi basendlini (abalondolozi, abalimi, abanakekeli babantwana) abasebenzayo ngaphezulu kwamahora angama-24 ngenyanga bakhushelwa yi-UIF. Umqeshi wabo kufuneka ababhalisele i-UIF kwaye aphungule i-1% kumvuzo ngenyanga.

"Thumele kuM-Assessor" kuthetha ukuba imiqulu yakho ye-UIF ifunyenwe kwaye ngoku iyahlolwa ngum-assessor. Oku kujolise ukuthatha iintsuku ezingama-5–15 zebhizinisi. Emva koko, imeko yakho kufuneka itshintshele ku-"Assessed" emva koko ku-"Approved".

Ubude bolonwabo lwakho lwe-UIF luxhomekeke ekubeni kade unikelile. Ngazo zonke iintsuku ezine ezisebenzileyo njengomsebenzisi, ufumana usuku olunye lwenzuzo ye-UIF. Usilinganiso oluninzi ziintsuku eziyi-365. Izibonelelo zokuzala zilinganiselwa kwiintsuku eziyi-121.

Izixhobo ezihlobene

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Isicwangciso Semali

Izikhokelo ezilula, ezisebenzayo zokuphatha imali yakho — nokuba imali yakho ingakanani.

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Fumana Uncedo

Thetha nochwepheshe wezimali wendawo — simahla