FOR CLAIMS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR HR
FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES, CONTACT US ON:
- Tel: +27 (0)10 100 3000
- E-mail: clientservices@mineworkers.co.za
- TO CHECK YOUR CLAIM STATUS OR BENEFIT STATEMENT
Disability Benefit
How to claim when you permanently disabled
How it works
IF YOU SATISFY THE TRUSTEES THAT:
- You are permanently unfit to continue in or resume employment in the category of work you have been employed in the service of the Employer
- You are permanently unfit to continue in or resume employment in any other category of work for which the Chamber minimum annual basic wages are greater than or equal to those for the category of work in which you have been so employed, you shall be entitled to your Fund Credit
YOUR FUND CREDIT WILL BE:
- The total retirement contributions
- Total Voluntary Contributions
- Total Transferred Portion
- Net investment return
YOUR BENEFIT PAYOUT OPTIONS:
- You can use your entire Fund Credit to buy an annuity in the Fund
- You can commute up to 1/3rd of your non-vested benefit for a taxable cash lump sum and use the balance 2/3rd to purchase a compulsory annuity. If the total of your non-vested benefit is R247 500 or less, the full amount may be taken as a taxable cash lump sum
Documents Required:
- Withdrawal (Retirement, Disability & Terminally ill) claim form signed by the member and two Employer authorised signatories
- The withdrawal form must be stamped by the mine
- Banking details (copy of bank statement stamped by the bank)
- Certified copy of Identity Document
- Payslip
- Medical certificate
You may take your full fund credit in cash, just remember that you will pay tax on a portion of the money.
- Complete the claim form
- Get the employer to sign the claim form
- Prepare and ensure you have all required, supporting documents
- Submit the signed claim form with all supporting documents to your HR Office
- All documents are received and verified
- Claims are investigated by the trustees to determine benefit allocation
- Tax calculation is applied
- Bank verification is received
- Payment is made