Question NW3508 to the Minister of Employment and Labour
03 November 2023 - NW3508
Ngcobo, Mr SL to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour
What was the total (a) number of (i) unsuccessful and (ii) successful applications for Unemployment Insurance Fund in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 financial years and (b) expenditure in this regard?
Reply:
The table below shows the total number of unsuccessful and successful UIF applications and expenditure for the financial years 2021/22 and 2022/23.
|
FINANCIAL YEAR 2021/22 |
FINANCIAL YEAR FINANCIAL YEAR 2022/23 |
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|
Number of successful UIF Applications |
Number of unsuccessful UIF Applications |
Expenditure |
Number of successful UIF Applications |
Number of unsuccessful UIF Applications |
Expenditure |
|
1 073 548 |
207 299 |
R22 599 302 590.69 |
982 124 |
185 284 |
R15 648 732 618.33 |
The number of claims was high in the 2021/2022 financial year and have started to decline in the 2022/2023 financial year.
a) The table below depicts the expenditure of all benefit types for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 financial years.
|
Benefit payments to beneficiaries |
2021/2022 Financial year |
2022/2023 financial year |
|
COVID |
R4 534 768 051.07 |
R449 587 581.73 |
|
WABU |
R14 148 233.36 |
R7 657 043.20 |
|
BEN-Unemployment |
R14 976 052 618.47 |
R12 417 076 372.27 |
|
BEN-Reduced Work Time |
R294 161 421.79 |
R 321 199 678.30 |
|
BEN-Illness Benefits |
R394 575 411.48 |
R395 953 173.85 |
|
BEN-Maternity |
R1 625 630 329.92 |
R1 503 523 855.80 |
|
BEN- Parental Paternity |
R3 797 326.54 |
R3 352 519.75 |
|
BEN-Adoption |
R465 723.40 |
R416 574.00 |
|
BEN-Dependants Benefits |
R755 703 474.66 |
R549 965 819.43 |
|
Total |
R22 599 302 590.69 |
R15 648 732 618.33 |
NB: In the 2021/2022 financial year the UIF paid a high number of companies Covid-19 TERS and WABU benefits, which significantly decline in the 2022/2023 financial year, as businesses started showing signs of recovery from the impact of the pandemic and returned to normal business operation.