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UIF payout on a R20 000 salary
If your average salary was R20 000 a month, UIF pays about R6 730.60 a month while your claim is at the full rate. That is 38.0% of the R17 712 that UIF counts. With four full years of contributions, the whole claim comes to about R67 455.06. UIF ignores salary above R17 712 a month, so everyone who earns more than that gets this same payout.
R6 730.60per month, while your claim is paid at the full rate
- Per day
- R221.28
- Share of salary replaced
- 38.0%
- Credit days
- 365 days
- Paid at the full rate
- 238 days
- Paid at the reduced 20% rate
- 127 days
- Total over the whole claim
- R67 455.06
How the payout on R20 000 is worked out
- Daily income: UIF counts only the first R17 712, so R17 712 × 12 ÷ 365 = R582.31.
- Income replacement rate: 29.2 + 7173.92 ÷ (232.92 + 582.31) = 38.00%.
- Daily benefit: R582.31 × 38.00% = R221.28, or about R6 730.60 a month.
- Credit days: 1 for every 4 days you worked and paid UIF, up to 365 over the last 4 years.
- The first 238 credit days are paid at R221.28 a day. Days after that are paid at a flat 20% of your daily income, which is R116.46 a day.
How much you get for how long you worked
| You worked | Credit days | At full rate | At 20% rate | Total payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months | 45 | 45 | 0 | R9 957.60 |
| 1 year | 91 | 91 | 0 | R20 136.48 |
| 2 years | 182 | 182 | 0 | R40 272.96 |
| 3 years | 273 | 238 | 35 | R56 740.74 |
| 4 years | 365 | 238 | 127 | R67 455.06 |
Salaries close to R20 000
| Monthly salary | Rate | Per day | Per month | Total after 4 years of work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R15 000 | 39.1% | R192.73 | R5 862.20 | R58 395.75 |
| R18 000 | 38.0% | R221.28 | R6 730.60 | R67 455.06 |
| R20 000 | 38.0% | R221.28 | R6 730.60 | R67 455.06 |
| R25 000 | 38.0% | R221.28 | R6 730.60 | R67 455.06 |
| R30 000 | 38.0% | R221.28 | R6 730.60 | R67 455.06 |
Before you claim
- You can claim if you were retrenched or dismissed, or if your contract ended. You cannot claim if you resigned.
- Apply within 12 months of your last working day, at a labour centre or online through uFiling.
- UIF works from what your employer declared, so the amount it pays can differ from this estimate.
Official information: Department of Employment and Labour and uFiling.