Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), Department of Employment and Labour Edition UI-2.5 (no edition date printed; the Department's file is dated 6 December 2019) 1 page

UI-2.5 — Dependant's Benefits for a Surviving Spouse or Life Partner (UIF)

The Unemployment Insurance Fund claim a widow, widower or life partner makes after a UIF contributor dies.

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What is UI-2.5 Dependant's benefits (spouse)?

When someone who contributed to the Unemployment Insurance Fund dies, their dependants can claim dependant's benefits under section 30 of the Unemployment Insurance Act. The UI-2.5 is the claim form for the surviving spouse or life partner. Other dependants, such as children, use the UI-2.6 instead.

The single landscape page asks for the deceased contributor's ID number, date of birth, names, date of death and last address, then your own details as the surviving spouse or partner, and ends with your declaration that you were not divorced from the deceased. Your bank details go on the separate UI-2.8 form, as the UI-2.5 itself says.

FileIt asks the questions one at a time, puts each digit of both ID numbers in its own box, prints the dates in the form's day, month and year boxes and checks that the ID numbers are valid before you print.

Who fills it
The surviving spouse or life partner of a deceased UIF contributor
Handed in at
A Department of Employment and Labour office (labour centre)
Goes with
UI-2.8 banking details, plus supporting documents
Signatures
The applicant signs by hand
Pages
1
Agency
Unemployment Insurance Fund (Department of Employment and Labour)

Who needs to fill out UI-2.5 Dependant's benefits (spouse)?

  • A widow or widower whose husband or wife contributed to the UIF while working.
  • A life partner of a deceased UIF contributor.
  • One of several surviving spouses in a customary or religious marriage, who each declare how many spouses there are.
  • Families helping a grieving spouse put together the paperwork after a death.

When to use UI-2.5 Dependant's benefits (spouse)

  • After the death of a spouse or life partner who was a UIF contributor.
  • Together with the UI-2.8 banking details form when you go to the labour centre.
  • When a labour centre asks you to complete the dependant's claim on the Department's own form.

What you need before you start

  • The deceased's 13-digit ID number, date of birth, full names, date of death and last residential address.
  • Your own ID number, date of birth, names, postal and residential addresses and phone numbers.
  • Your marriage certificate, or proof of the customary marriage or religious union, which the form says is required for a surviving spouse.
  • The death certificate and other documents the labour centre asks for.
  • Your bank details for the separate UI-2.8 form.

What’s on UI-2.5 Dependant's benefits (spouse)

The 2019 edition has 1 page. FileIt asks for it in 3 parts:

  1. A. Particulars of the deceased contributorSurviving spouse or life partner
  2. B. Particulars of the surviving spouse or life partnerSurviving spouse or life partner
  3. DeclarationSurviving spouse or life partner

How to fill out UI-2.5 Dependant's benefits (spouse), step by step

1 Part A: The deceased contributor

Enter the deceased's ID number (one digit per box), date of birth, gender, first names and surname, date of death and last residential address with its postal code. If they ever claimed from the UIF under a different name or ID number, give those details too.

2 Part B: You

Enter your own ID number, date of birth and gender, then your names, postal address, residential address, phone numbers, occupation and e-mail address. The postal address box is small, so keep it short.

3 More than one surviving spouse

The declaration reads 'I am one of ___ surviving spouses or the only surviving spouse or life partner'. Give the number only when the deceased left more than one spouse; otherwise leave it blank.

4 Date and signature

FileIt prints the date in the day, month and year spaces. You sign by hand on the line marked 'Signature of applicant'. The shaded strip at the bottom is for the labour centre.

5 Banking details

Complete the UI-2.8 so the UIF knows where to pay the benefit. FileIt has the UI-2.8 too.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Using the UI-2.5 for a child or other dependant, who claims on the UI-2.6.
  • Forgetting the UI-2.8 banking details form.
  • Coming without the marriage certificate or proof of the customary marriage or religious union.
  • A typing mistake in either ID number. FileIt checks the check digit of a 13-digit ID.
  • Filling in the shaded official section, which is for the claims officer.

After you fill it out

Print the page, sign it and take it, with the UI-2.8 and your supporting documents, to a labour centre of the Department of Employment and Labour.

A claims officer checks the claim and completes the shaded section, approving or refusing it.

FileIt keeps a copy of the completed form in your vault, next to the death certificate, so you have it if the UIF asks questions later.

Fill out UI-2.5 Dependant's benefits (spouse) online with FileIt

  1. Pick the person. Choose someone from People and FileIt fills in their name, date of birth, address and other details it already knows.
  2. Answer plain-language questions. One part of the form at a time, with the official help text beside each question — 24 fields in all. Your answers save as you go.
  3. Check the live preview. Watch your answers land on the real Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), Department of Employment and Labour form, and let FileIt do any worksheet arithmetic.
  4. Generate the official PDF. FileIt prints your answers into the agency’s own PDF and files it in that person’s folder in your vault.

FileIt fills the form — it never files or submits anything for you. Deliver the finished form to whoever asked for it, the way the form’s instructions say.

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UI-2.5 Dependant's benefits (spouse): frequently asked questions

Who can claim dependant's benefits from the UIF?

The Unemployment Insurance Act lets the dependants of a deceased contributor claim. The surviving spouse or life partner uses the UI-2.5. Other dependants use the UI-2.6.

What if there is more than one surviving spouse?

Each spouse completes their own UI-2.5, and the declaration asks how many surviving spouses there are.

Where do I put my bank details?

On the separate UI-2.8 form. The UI-2.5 says so just above the declaration.

Do I need a marriage certificate?

The form says a surviving spouse needs a marriage certificate or proof of the customary marriage or religious union.

Can I sign electronically?

FileIt prints the form for you to sign by hand, like the other UIF claim forms, because you hand it in at a labour centre.

Does FileIt submit the claim to the UIF?

No. FileIt fills in the Department's official PDF. You hand it in yourself.

Official sources

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), Department of Employment and Labour or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-19.

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