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UIF payout on a R4 000 salary
If your average salary was R4 000 a month, UIF pays about R1 955.49 a month while your claim is at the full rate. That is 48.9% of your salary. With four full years of contributions, the whole claim comes to about R18 641.12.
R1 955.49per month, while your claim is paid at the full rate
- Per day
- R64.29
- Share of salary replaced
- 48.9%
- Credit days
- 365 days
- Paid at the full rate
- 238 days
- Paid at the reduced 20% rate
- 127 days
- Total over the whole claim
- R18 641.12
How the payout on R4 000 is worked out
- Daily income: R4 000 × 12 ÷ 365 = R131.51.
- Income replacement rate: 29.2 + 7173.92 ÷ (232.92 + 131.51) = 48.89%.
- Daily benefit: R131.51 × 48.89% = R64.29, or about R1 955.49 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 R64.29 a day. Days after that are paid at a flat 20% of your daily income, which is R26.30 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 | R2 893.05 |
| 1 year | 91 | 91 | 0 | R5 850.39 |
| 2 years | 182 | 182 | 0 | R11 700.78 |
| 3 years | 273 | 238 | 35 | R16 221.52 |
| 4 years | 365 | 238 | 127 | R18 641.12 |
Salaries close to R4 000
| Monthly salary | Rate | Per day | Per month | Total after 4 years of work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 000 | 50.8% | R50.14 | R1 525.09 | R14 439.03 |
| R3 500 | 49.8% | R57.32 | R1 743.48 | R16 564.43 |
| R4 000 | 48.9% | R64.29 | R1 955.49 | R18 641.12 |
| R4 500 | 48.0% | R71.07 | R2 161.71 | R20 672.59 |
| R5 000 | 47.3% | R77.68 | R2 362.77 | R22 663.60 |
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.