South Africa - How To Apply for UIF adoption benefits

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for UIF adoption 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 adoption benefits from the Unemployment Insurance Fund at the Labour centre itself.
5. For claiming the UIF adoption benefits, you have to complete the UI-2.4 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 and adopted child.
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 - How To Apply for UIF adoption benefits Online with Images

1. To apply for UIF adoption 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 UIF adoption 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.

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Required Documents

• 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-2.4 (Application form)
• Certified birth certificate copy of the adopted baby
• Certified copy of the adoption order
• Statement of amount received during adoption leave from employer

Office Locations & Contacts

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: [email protected] / [email protected] (Ufiling enquiries)
Email: [email protected]? / [email protected] (Normal enquiries)
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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: [email protected]?
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Eligibility

• If you have legally adopted a child younger than two years and you are a contributor to Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), you can claim adoption benefits.
• To qualify for the benefits you have to take leave from work or stop working to look after that child and must be receiving less than your normal wages while you are on adoption leave.

Fees

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Documents to Use

Application form: Link
User guide for Registration process, refer Chapters 1 and 2 in the following document: link

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Instructions

• Workers who adopted must go to the nearest labour centre themselves and hand in the documents. Staff at the labour centre will assist them with all the processes and give them more information.
• Staff at the labour centre may ask workers who adopt to visit the labour centre at certain times. Workers should do what they ask, or they may not be able to claim.​
• You must apply for the benefits within six months of the adoption order being issued. Adoption benefits are paid by cheque through the post. A form will accompany the payment. This form must be filled in and sent back to the claims officer at the Labour Office.
• 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 [email protected].

Required Information

• Personal details
• Banking details
• Occupier information
• Educational details
• Particulars of the adopted child

Need for the Document

Workers who adopt a baby and had taken leave from his/her work must apply for benefits at their nearest labour centre in person to compensate their loss of income and to raise the adopted child.

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