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UIF claim approved. submit request for payment after 15 days it means after 15 days, you should submit a request for payment.You can submit your request for payment form should submit the completed UI2.8 form on ufiling.co.za/uif/ and click on “Benefit Applications and Payments” then click on “Continuation of Payments” or submit manually at your nearest labour centre.
- All employees may claim from the UIF, except for:
- employees that work less than 24 hours a month;
- certain members of State;
- employees that do not comply with the law; or
- employees suspended from claiming benefits from the UIF, for example, when making false statements, committing fraud, not informing the UIF that s/he was re-employed and so on.
- A domestic worker who has more than one employer, and who loses his/her job with one of them, may claim part of the benefits s/he would have received if s/he was totally unemployed.
- An employee who loses part of his/her income due to reduced working hours may also claim part of the benefits s/he would have received if s/he was totally unemployed.
The Unemployment Insurance Fund in South Africa (“UIF”) offers short-term financial assistance (“benefits”) to a person who:
- becomes unemployed;
- cannot work due to illness, maternity leave, parental leave, commissioning parental leave or adoption leave; or
- died and has dependants.

