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Amended Unemployment Insurance (UIF) Act
30. Right to dependant’s benefits
as amended by the
Amendment - Unemployment Insurance Act
Chapter 3 : Claiming benefits
Part F : Dependant benefits
30. Right to dependant’s benefits
(1) The
surviving spouse or a life partner of a deceased contributor is
entitled to the dependant’s benefits contemplated in this Part, if
application is made—
(a) in accordance with prescribed requirements and the provisions of
this Part; and
(b) within six months of the death of the contributor except that,
on just cause shown, the Commissioner may accept an application after
the six-month period.
(2) Any
dependent child of a deceased contributor is entitled to the
dependant’s benefits contemplated in this Part if application is made
in accordance with the provisions of this Part and—
(a) there is no surviving spouse or life partner; or
(b) the surviving spouse or life partner has not made application
for the benefits within six months of the contributor’s death.
(3) The benefit payable to the dependant is the unemployment benefit referred to in Part B of this Chapter that would have been payable to the deceased contributor if the contributor had been alive.
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