Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for Maternity benefits in person, the person must visit the office of any nearest labour centre in his/her province.
2. The contact details and address details of the labour centres in a particular province can be found in the following link: Link
3. Find information about any nearest labour centre in your province and visit the office to apply. You will have to first register at the office. Obtain the application form for registering, from the concerned department at the office.
4. Submit the application to the claims officer to proceed for the registration. Once you have registered, you can apply for the maternity benefits from the Unemployment Insurance Fund at the Labour centre itself.
5. For claiming the maternity benefits, you have to complete the UI-2.3 form, which can be obtained from the Labour centre. Or click the following link: Link
6. Complete the application form with relevant information and all the particulars of the Applicant.
7. You have to submit all the documents listed under the “Required documents” section of this page for verification and the completed form, to the UIF officer.
8. Follow all the instructions of the staff at the labour centre for successfully the application process.
9. After completion of all the processes, if your application has been approved, you will start receiving the benefits from UIF.

Apply Online - To Apply for maternity benefits Online with Images

1. To apply for Maternity benefits online, the applicant has to visit the following link: Link
2. Click on “Register” button on the top right corner of the page. ‘Terms & conditions for use of Unemployment Insurance Fund’ will be displayed. Read everything carefully and click on “Yes” check box and click “continue” button to proceed.
3. In the “Register” page, provide appropriate details under respective fields, select “I’m not a robot” check box and click on “Register” button. You will receive a profile activation link and temporary user credentials through your selected contact method.
4. Note the credentials and click on the link to activate your account. Your registration will be successful and you should be logging in using the temporary user credentials, in the page that opens.
5. You will have to change the password on your first login after registration for security purposes. In the “Password change Required” page, enter the new password and hint for your password, then click “Apply” button.
6. For security reasons, you will then have to complete a screening process by confirming certain information about yourself, which will be compared to the data available to the Department of Labour. Click “Continue” button on the message and proceed.
7. Answer all the questions carefully and if you fail at any stage of process, an error message will be displayed as “vetting failed”. In such a case, uFiling support should be sought by clicking “UIF Services Support” option.
8. Once you successfully completed vetting, you will be directed to a page where you can update your personal details before you can proceed to the uFiling website. After updating click “Update” button to proceed.
9. Now proceed to apply for the maternity benefits by clicking on the “Apply for Benefits” option under the tab “Benefit Application and Payments” which is on the left. “Apply for Benefits” page will be opened, select which type of Benefit you want to apply for in that page, and click on “Apply” button in the bottom right corner.
10. In the “Application for Benefits” page, the first tab will be “Terms and Conditions”. Read everything carefully and select the “yes” check box and click on “Next” button.
11. In the “Banking Details” tab, verify your bank details and click on “Next” button to continue or click on “Banking Details Incorrect?” button, if your banking details are incorrect and do as instructed in the page, to change the bank details.
12. In the next tab, confirm or update your personal details, including physical and postal addresses and click on “Next” button. Then, Complete the information related to your occupation and qualifications, and click on “Next” button.
13. Update your Employment information and click on “Submit” button when you are done completing the “Employment information“ to send your application to the UIF. You will receive a confirmation message if your application was successfully submitted.
14. After completion of all the processes, if your application has been approved, you will start receiving the benefits from UIF.

• Copy of Identity document or passport
• Form UI-2.8 for banking details
• Certificate for the service, from the employer
• Copy of applicant’s last six month payslips.
• Informed issued in form UI-19 by your employer
• Form UI-2.7
• Completed Form UI-2.3 (Application form)
• Follow-up form UI-4
• Medical or birth certificate of the applicant’s ward
• Fully completed registration form

Unemployment Insurance Fund - Head Office
Physical Adsress:UIF Building
230 Lillian Ngoyi Street,
Absa Towers,
Pretoria Central
0002
South Africa
Postal Adsress:The UIF,
Pretoria,
0052
South Africa
Tel: 012 337 1997 (Switchboard), 0800 030 007 (Call Centre)
Fax: 086 713 3000
Email: uifcomplaints@alteram.co.za / ufiling@alteram.co.za (Ufiling enquiries)
Email: uifcallcentre@alteram.co.za? / gautengPO@labour.gov.za (Normal enquiries)
Website link
Website link

Department of Employment and Labour - Head Office
Physical Adsress:Laboria House
215 Francis Baard Street
PRETORIA,
01001
South Africa
Postal Adsress:Private Bag X117
PRETORIA
0001
South Africa
Tel: (012) 309 4000
Fax: (012) 320 2059
Email: ?dol.customercare@labour.gov.za?
Website link

• Any employed female fund provider to the UIF, during her maternity leave, can apply for the benefits.
• The applicant should be paid lesser than her normal wages, by her employer, during her maternity leave to be eligible for the benefits.

Please enquire about the fees details in the office you visit to apply.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Application form UI-2.3: Link
User guide for Registration process, refer Chapters 1 and 2 in the following document: Link
Follow-up form UI-4: Link

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• When you register, you will be given Form UF92. This form must be filled in by your doctor. You then submit this form to the UIF claims officer at the Labour Office.

• The claim will be paid by cheque, which will be posted to you. To apply for benefits after the baby is born, you need to complete Form UF95 with help from the doctor who delivered the baby. If you are also unemployed, then you must notify the claims officer.

• Bank details may only be captured once on the uFiling system, to update new bank details, download the UI2.8 Form from the Department of Labour website (www.labour.gov.za ).

• One portion of the UI2.8 Form must be completed by your bank and the other portion by you. Email the completed UI2.8 Form and your contact details to VOsupport@labour.gov.za.

• Personal details
• Banking details
• Occupier information
• Educational details
• Particulars of the ward

As an employed female contributor to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), you have the provision to claim maternity benefits when you go on maternity leave, by lodging an application in prescribed form at the UIF office.

• In case of pregnant workers who are very ill to visit an office of the UIF, can seek assistance from anyone who will appear on behalf of them and apply for the claim of benefits.

• Pregnant workers must follow instructions of the staffs at the labour centre to avoid obstacles in claiming the benefits. The staffs will generally ask the applicant to visit the hospital more than once.

• Whenever a pregnant worker’s appearance is sought at the office of UIF, she must be present, since these occasions may be so crucial and it is not possible to fulfil her purpose by any other person.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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