'For May payments alone, the UIF has disbursed close to R6 billion (R5 893 080 491) for 1 440 757 individuals to help them cope with the worst effects of the lockdown.'
Pretoria - The Unemployment Insurance Fund has paid out close to R6 billion in May coronavirus relief payments, while claims for compensation are growing steadily, according to the employment and labour department.
The relief payments were part of the basket of services government had offered to different sectors as a means to ride out the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic which had seen businesses close and workers going without an income. The UIF had "plugged this hole" for most workers who were able to take care of their families with this income replacement, the department said.
“Between April 16 and 17 June, we paid a total of 35 374 domestic workers a collective amount of R128 904 782. Even taking into account that live-in domestic workers are back at work already, it seems that we have not done enough to give proper sustenance to this vulnerable group. The biggest worry now was the number of jobs lost or going to be lost and how this would put a strain to the liquidity of the fund in future. “With the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa this week on advanced level 3 of the lockdown, a lot more people will be going back to work in various sectors. This will partly relieve the fund. This is a good time for employers to do right and declare and contribute for workers to the UIF.
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