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UIF payout on a R5 000 salary
If your average salary was R5 000 a month, UIF pays about R2 362.77 a month while your claim is at the full rate. That is 47.3% of your salary. With four full years of contributions, the whole claim comes to about R22 663.60.
R2 362.77per month, while your claim is paid at the full rate
- Per day
- R77.68
- Share of salary replaced
- 47.3%
- Credit days
- 365 days
- Paid at the full rate
- 238 days
- Paid at the reduced 20% rate
- 127 days
- Total over the whole claim
- R22 663.60
How the payout on R5 000 is worked out
- Daily income: R5 000 × 12 ÷ 365 = R164.38.
- Income replacement rate: 29.2 + 7173.92 ÷ (232.92 + 164.38) = 47.26%.
- Daily benefit: R164.38 × 47.26% = R77.68, or about R2 362.77 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 R77.68 a day. Days after that are paid at a flat 20% of your daily income, which is R32.88 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 | R3 495.60 |
| 1 year | 91 | 91 | 0 | R7 068.88 |
| 2 years | 182 | 182 | 0 | R14 137.76 |
| 3 years | 273 | 238 | 35 | R19 638.64 |
| 4 years | 365 | 238 | 127 | R22 663.60 |
Salaries close to R5 000
| Monthly salary | Rate | Per day | Per month | Total after 4 years of work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| R5 500 | 46.5% | R84.15 | R2 559.56 | R24 620.02 |
| R6 000 | 45.9% | R90.50 | R2 752.71 | R26 549.15 |
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.