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UIF payout on a R6 000 salary
If your average salary was R6 000 a month, UIF pays about R2 752.71 a month while your claim is at the full rate. That is 45.9% of your salary. With four full years of contributions, the whole claim comes to about R26 549.15.
R2 752.71per month, while your claim is paid at the full rate
- Per day
- R90.50
- Share of salary replaced
- 45.9%
- Credit days
- 365 days
- Paid at the full rate
- 238 days
- Paid at the reduced 20% rate
- 127 days
- Total over the whole claim
- R26 549.15
How the payout on R6 000 is worked out
- Daily income: R6 000 × 12 ÷ 365 = R197.26.
- Income replacement rate: 29.2 + 7173.92 ÷ (232.92 + 197.26) = 45.88%.
- Daily benefit: R197.26 × 45.88% = R90.50, or about R2 752.71 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 R90.50 a day. Days after that are paid at a flat 20% of your daily income, which is R39.45 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 | R4 072.50 |
| 1 year | 91 | 91 | 0 | R8 235.50 |
| 2 years | 182 | 182 | 0 | R16 471.00 |
| 3 years | 273 | 238 | 35 | R22 919.75 |
| 4 years | 365 | 238 | 127 | R26 549.15 |
Salaries close to R6 000
| Monthly salary | Rate | Per day | Per month | Total after 4 years of work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| R6 500 | 45.3% | R96.73 | R2 942.20 | R28 449.72 |
| R7 000 | 44.7% | R102.85 | R3 128.35 | R30 324.11 |
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.