The ezUIF Benefits Calculator will estimate how much UIF you can expect to receive every month if your application is successful.
Step 1. Enter your details here
How long have you been employed?
months (max 48)
What was your average salary?
per month (gross)
The calculator only calculates for 48 months of benefit that is claimable. I have been contributing to UIF for the past 15 years without claiming and would like to know if that would be taken into concideration when the payments are calculated.
Hello Nanette,
unfortunately not. You will only be able to claim benefits for the last 4 years.
All the best,
Andries
why is it limited to 48 months and where does the rest of the money contributed go
Hi , please help me here. In 2009 i worked in a company for 5 months then my site contract ended.
When it was ended i was given a certificate of service. I haven’t claimed my UIF untill this date.
My question is , if i take my payslip and the certificate of service to the UIF department to claim for my UIF will i get it or it will be regected because i spent a long time without claiming?
Hi,
unfortunately you waited too long. You need to claim within 6 months of being retrenched.
hi i would like to know if i can still claim maternity uif if i go back to work 2 months after the baby is born?
What would my monthly unemployment benefit be(if retrenched) if I worked for 42 years at one firm with a final income of about R35,000 per month. How many monthly ” payouts” will I receive
Thanks
Hi
I am planning to go on ano unpaid leave end of July. The thing is i get paid by basic and commission and last week i was informed that my basic is falling away and as of end of May i will be earning on commission only. I have been with the current company for 9 months now and for a year with the previous company. Will i still qualify to claim uif?
Unless you are retrenched, you won’t be able to claim UIF.
Hi if one earns eg a salary of 65000 gross how much does 1 contribut p/month. Pls help with calculation.
You contribute 1% of your salary to UIF. To estimate how much you will receive after being retrenched use the calculator.
do i forfeit the uif fund if i don’t claim it? and is it possible to claim after finding a different job?
Yes, you are no longer eligible for UIF once you start working.
I just need some advice. I don’t quite understand the 4 years story. I was retrenched in 2010 and last year claimed my UIF. I started working again but was retrenched again last month. Can I claim my UIF?
Not completely sure, but think you will only be able to claim for the period since you started working again.
Thank you – the calculator is very useful.
I just wanted to confirm: I resigned from permanent employment wef January 2010, but have recently worked on a fixed term contract that has now ended. Am I correct in assuming that I can take all months that I have been contributing UIF over the last 4 years into account, regardless of the employer? Ie I can claim for ca 20 months at my previous employer plus the time spent on the fixed term contract?
Hi Am claiming my maternity uif, I ve changed companies in the last 4years because of contracts ending,will I get my maternity uif for the last job that I worked at? Which I worked for 7months! And how do I use the calculator if I earned different sal in this 4yrs. TIA
Yes, as far as I know you may only claim for your most recent employment.
I have been working from July 2007 and then was made permanent November 2007 and ever since worked as a permanent employee. I will be going on unpaid maternity leave from 19 July. How would I calculte my estimated pay during the my unpaid leave as my salary increased annually during my working years.
Use your average salary for that period
I typed in the amount of months I worked and my gross earnings, the amount given by the calculator is not what i got on my first payment. It is not a double payment either. The calculator is not correct, what i got and what the calculator says differs with more than a R1000.
It is just an estimate.
Good day Andries
I have worked for 15 years without claiming now I submitted my uif and it was approved however my 1st payment was R4559. But my next payment was 2565.00 my salary was 12000.00 per mnth please help
The calculator is merely a guide of what you can expect.
Hi
Does the uif payment come as a lumpsum or per month.
Thank you for the useful calculator!
Clare
It seems to vary from person to person.
thanx the calculations helped me.
Hi there, how long do you have to been working for a company before you can claim UIF? My dad worked 5 months but they only deducted 3-month UIF can he claim the UIF.
My friend last claimed in 2015. She was working now for 2 years and her contract ended. When she went to claim UIF they told her that she can’t claim becuase she claimed in 2015. Why would she be rejected?
Hi I worked at a company had a month contract but due to work slack I only worked 17 days can I claim and I started working i n 2009 but never claimed can I claim now for the years I didn’t claim