Name of the Organization : South African Department of Labour
Type of Facility : How To Claim UIF Dependants Benefits
Country : South Africa
Official Website : http://www.labour.gov.za/
UIF Dependant’s Benefits :
A worker’s spouse, life partner or children have the right to claim benefits from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) when the worker dies. Dependants must apply and will be paid at the labour centre of their choice.
Related : Department of Labour How To Claim UIF Illness Benefits South Africa : www.statusin.org/5010.html
Application :
The Unemployment Insurance Act and Unmployment Insurance Contributions Act apply to all employers and workers, but not to –
** workers working less than 24 hours a month for an employer;
** learners;
** public servants;
** foreigners working on contract;
** workers who get a monthly State (old age) pension; or
** workers who only earn commission.
Domestic employers and their workers are included under the Act since 1 April 2003.
Who can claim :
Dependants cannot claim if the worker :
got benefits from :
** the Compensation Fund; or
** an unemployment fund (as defined in the Labour Relations Act);
** was suspended from claiming because of fraud.
Spouses or life partners can claim when a worker dies.
Dependent children can claim only if :
** there is no spouse or life partner; or
** the spouse or life partner does not claim within 6 months of the worker’s death.
Based on Legislation in Section 14, Section 30, Section 36, of the Unemployment Insurance Act
When must I claim :
Dependants must claim within 6 months of the worker’s death.
Based on Legislation in Section 30, of the Unemployment Insurance Act
How To Claim UIF Dependants Benefits :
Dependants must apply for benefits at their nearest labour centre in person. They must take the necessary documents with them.
Claiming Dependants Benefits :
If dependants want to claim dependants benefits they must use the following steps :
Step 1 : Get the documents ready
Before dependants can claim, they must get the following documents ready :
** dependant’s 13-digit bar-coded ID or passport;
** deceased’s 13-digit bar-coded ID or passport;
** form UI-19;
** marriage certificate (for spouses)
** lobola letter (for traditional marriages)
** affidavit (for life partners)
** birth certificates (for children)
** proof of schooling (for children between 21 and 25); and
** death certificate of the deceased.
Step 2 : Go to the nearest labour centre
Dependants must go to the nearest labour centre themselves and hand in the documents. Staff at the labour centre will assist them with all the processes and give them more information.
Step 3 : Follow all the instructions of the staff at the labour centre
Staff at the labour centre may ask dependants to visit the labour centre at certain times. Workers should do what they ask, or they may not be able to claim.
Payments :
Your benefit payments can be collected at the labour centre of your choice.
Based on legislation in Section 29, of the Unemployment Insurance Act
Tax :
No tax is payable on adoption benefits.
Based on Legislation in Section 34 of the Unemployment Insurance Act
Overpayments :
If you are paid more money than you should be, you must pay back the extra money to the UIF.