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How to Check Your UIF Balance (and What “UIF Credits” Really Mean) “How much UIF do I have?” is one of the most searched UIF questions in South Africa. The answer surprises a lot of people: there isn’t a pot of money sitting in an account with your name on it. Your UIF “balance” is…
UIF Parental and Adoption Benefits: What Fathers and Adoptive Parents Can Claim. For years, South African fathers had just three days of “family responsibility leave” when a baby was born, and adoptive parents had nothing at all. That changed in 2020, and changed again in October 2025 when the Constitutional Court ruled on parental leave….
Not everyone has a laptop, and not everyone wants to fight with a website on a small screen. That’s why the UIF launched its own mobile app. It’s free, it’s zero-rated, and it lets you handle the most common UIF tasks from your phone. Here’s how to get the real app, what it does and…
Most employers in South Africa don’t pay full salary during maternity leave, and many pay nothing at all. That’s where UIF maternity benefits come in. If you’ve been contributing to the UIF, you can claim a portion of your income while you’re on leave. Here’s what you’re entitled to and how to claim it without…
