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Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001 (Act No. 63 of 2001)

Regulations

Regulations in terms of section 54 of the Act

7. Dependant's benefits in terms of section 31 of the Act

 

(1) An application for dependant‘s benefits must be made at an employment office by submitting—
(a) in the case of a surviving spouse or life partner, a completed UI 2.5, or
(b) in the case of a child, a completed UI 2.6.

 

(2) An application for dependant's benefits, when applying or as soon thereafter possible, must submit—
(a) the identity documents of both the deceased and the applicant;
(b) details of a valid bank account;
(c) a certified copy of a death certificate, post-mortem certificate or burial order of the deceased contributor;
(d) in the case of a surviving spouse, a certified copy of a marriage certificate or customary union certificate;
(e) in the case of a surviving life partner, proof that the applicant is the surviving life partner of the deceased contributor;
(f) in the case of a child under the age of 21 years at the time of death of the deceased contributor, a certified copy of the birth certificate of the child and documentary proof of the child's relationship to the deceased;
(g) in the case of a child who was 21 years or older at the time of death of the deceased, documentary proof that the child is a learner or was wholly or mainly dependant upon the deceased.

 

(3)
(a) A contributor may nominate a beneficiary in terms of section 30(2A) of the Act by submitting the nomination form UI 53 to the Fund immediately on commencement of employment.
(b) A contributor may change the nomination at any time by submitting a new nomination on form UI 53.
(c) If a contributor did not in terms of paragraph (a), complete a nomination form at the commencement of new employment, the Fund must accept as valid, a nomination form completed at the previous employer.

[Regulation 7(3) inserted by regulation 4 of Notice No. R. 1434, GG 42140, dated 28 December 2018]