Check which UIF service you need before starting online: an employer contribution declaration and an employee benefit claim are different tasks.
A prominent notice on the official uFiling landing page says employee benefit claims are no longer processed there. It directs benefit applicants to uifonline.labour.gov.za.
The same landing page lists uFiling services for employers to register, declare and pay UIF contributions, including domestic-employer contributions.
Some other text on the page still describes employee claims. Readers encountering conflicting instructions should check with UIF support rather than assume every older link describes the current application route.
The page lists 0800 030 007 for enquiries, with call-centre hours of 07:30 to 16:00 on weekdays. Keep your question focused on whether you need contribution assistance or help with a benefit application.
This guide records the public notice checked on 9 November 2026. It does not announce a new benefit, determine eligibility or promise payment. No account was created, personal information submitted or claim process tested.
Illustrative archive photograph of a keyboard, mouse and notebook, taken on 7 February 2017. Not a UIF office, portal screenshot or claimant. Photo: LUM3N/Pixabay via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Workplace-2303851_1920.jpg . Rights: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ . Cropped and resized for display.
