Unemployment & UIF
Support after job loss — UIF credits earned through formal employment, the SRD bridge, and public employment programmes.
Also searched as: unemployed, uif, retrenched, retrenchment, job loss, fired.
Guides on unemployment & uif
Frequently asked questions
I never worked formally. Why am I 'UIF registered'?
Someone may have registered employment against your ID — an employer's error or identity fraud. Visit a Department of Employment and Labour office with your ID to query the record, then appeal.
Can I get UIF and SRD at the same time?
No — active UIF payments disqualify SRD for those months (why). Claim UIF first (it pays more); move to SRD when UIF ends.
Read the full guide: Unemployed: every benefit you can claim
I do occasional piece work. Am I 'unemployed' for SRD?
The test is monthly income under R624, not a label — months below the line qualify. How the means test works.
Read the full guide: Unemployed: every benefit you can claim
Being written
- Retrenched: your money map for the next 12 months (Get help — next few days)
- UIF: the Unemployment Insurance Fund (Work & UIF — phase 4)
- How to claim UIF (Work & UIF — phase 4)
- UIF status check (Work & UIF — phase 4)
- The UI-19 form (Work & UIF — phase 4)
- UIF claim declined (Work & UIF — phase 4)
- Register as a job seeker (ESSA) (Work & UIF — phase 4)
- EPWP: Expanded Public Works Programme (Work & UIF — phase 4)