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UIF benefits calculator

UIF pays a share of your salary when you lose your job. Lower earners get a higher share. You earn one credit day for every four days worked, up to 365.

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Total benefitR 38 149,90
Daily benefitR 160,29
Income replacement rate40,63 %
Daily income (capped)R 394,52
  • Salary counts up to the ceiling of R 17 712,00 a month. This covers unemployment benefits only: maternity, illness, parental and adoption benefits use other rates. The UIF decides your credit days and the amount.

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How we worked it out

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  1. Daily income: capped salary × 12 ÷ 365 = R 394,52.
  2. Rate: 29.2 + 7173.92 ÷ (232.92 + 394,52) = 40,63%.
  3. Daily benefit: R 160,29 for 238 days.

Method and assumptions

Department of Employment and Labour fact sheet: the average salary of the last 6 months, capped at R17,712 a month, is turned into daily income. The income replacement rate is 29.2 + 7173.92 ÷ (232.92 + daily income), between 38% and 60%. It applies to the first 238 credit days, and days 239 to 365 are paid at a flat 20%.

Questions

What is the most UIF pays per day?

About R221.28 a day at the salary ceiling of R17,712 a month: R582.31 of daily income at 38%.

Sources

Method and figures checked on November 3, 2026. Every worked answer on this page is covered by an automated test. Found a mistake? Tell us.

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