| (1) | An application for dependant‘s benefits must be made at an employment office by submitting— |
| (a) | in the case of a surviving spouse or life partner, a completed UI 2.5, or |
| (b) | in the case of a child, a completed UI 2.6. |
| (2) | An application for dependant's benefits, when applying or as soon thereafter possible, must submit— |
| (b) | details of a valid bank account; |
| (c) | a certified copy of a death certificate, post-mortem certificate or burial order of the deceased contributor; |
| (d) | in the case of a surviving spouse, a certified copy of a marriage certificate or customary union certificate; |
| (e) | in the case of a surviving life partner, proof that the applicant is the surviving life partner of the deceased contributor; |
| (f) | in the case of a child under the age of 21 years at the time of death of the deceased contributor, a certified copy of the birth certificate of the child and documentary proof of the child's relationship to the deceased; |
| (g) | in the case of a child who was 21 years or older at the time of death of the deceased, documentary proof that the child is a learner or was wholly or mainly dependant upon the deceased. |
| (a) | A contributor may nominate a beneficiary in terms of section 30(2A) of the Act by submitting the nomination form UI 53 to the Fund immediately on commencement of employment. |
| (b) | A contributor may change the nomination at any time by submitting a new nomination on form UI 53. |
| (c) | If a contributor did not in terms of paragraph (a), complete a nomination form at the commencement of new employment, the Fund must accept as valid, a nomination form completed at the previous employer. |
[Regulation 7(3) inserted by regulation 4 of Notice No. R. 1434, GG 42140, dated 28 December 2018]
