Question NW2133 to the Minister of Employment and Labour
29 October 2021 - NW2133
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour
What (a) number of applications have been (i) received and (ii) approved in terms of the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s Destroyed, Affected or Looted Workplaces: Temporary Financial Relief Scheme since the scheme was established and (b) is the value of benefits paid to date?
Reply:
a) number of applications have been
(i) received
- KZN: 276 employers registered and applied for 7321 employees while 50 employers have not yet applied for their employees.
- Gauteng Province: 83 employers registered and applied for 1368 employees while 26 employers have not yet applied for their employees.
(ii) approved in terms of the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s Destroyed, Affected or Looted Workplaces: Temporary Financial Relief Scheme since the scheme was established
- Information is not yet available, that work is still in progress.
(b) is the value of benefits paid to date? NW2420E
- This shall be furnished as soon as payments have been made.