Updated November 2020
Link to FAIS database has been updated.
Many of South Africa’s pension fund Administrators hold large sums of money (In excess of R20 Billion) in preservation funds from members who have not claimed their benefits and according to the act these unclaimed benefits mustl be distributed to the member or his beneficiaries.
Each fund administrator has a different process to determine who has any unclaimed benefits and it is very wise to check with the fund administrators if there are any funds owing to you as an employee or as a beneficiary. If you have a spouse/parent/relative who left the country or died, there may be funds owing to him/her or the beneficiaries and it is well worth checking.
Please ensure that you follow the steps below to determine the fund administrators of your fund before going any further and be careful who you give your personal details to.
It is extremely important that you follow the correct procedure and compile the correct documents (see green text below) to facilitate the process.
The process to follow.
- Check which fund administrators are responsible for the administration of your fund by searching for the fund name in the search box provided in the blue strip above.
- Once you have determined who the fund administrators are, use one of the following links to make a claim for unclaimed benefits.
- If your fund administrators link does not appear below you will need to contact them directly. This means that we have not been able to find a website that allows members to request unclaimed benefit information.
if your are a fund administrator or have any additional links/forms to provide please contact Pensionfund.co.za directly through the contact form provided.
If you think you may be a beneficiary under a policy you should contact your life assurance company with as much detail as possible. Useful information would include the policy contract document, the identity document of the claimant, bank details of the claimant, a death certificate (in the event of the death of a life assured)
We are assembling a comprehensive list of contacts for unclaimed benefit applications and will be updating this post as soon as we have additional links to offer.
UnclaimedBenefits.co.za – Data Factory
FAIS – About the unclaimed benefits database
FSB (Now the FAIS) unclaimed benefit search (This is a general search which will return all results for a specific fund or surname to page through)
Alexander Forbes Unclaimed Benefits application form
Metal and Engineering Industries Retirement Funds
Mineworkers Provident fund lists of names who have unclaimed benefits (broken into 4 lists alphabetically)
Motor Industry Fund Administrators Unclaimed benefit forms
NBC Holdings Fund Administrators unclaimed benefits contact
Old Mutual Unclaimed benefits preservation fund request form
Sanlam Staff and beneficiary list who are eligible for unclaimed benefits (Sanlam staff only noy funds administered)
My father in law was working for the Department of Forestry for many years and he did not get any funds. can you please assist?
My brother Vernon Bowers was working for municipality as a driver
My father was working under transnet/Railway line at Germiston for many years, how I claimed?
Rio and tinting royalties pipeline
My dad worked in trucking industry wen he passed away.. We did receive any funds.. We do not have his ID document. All we know is his full name and surname.
Hi.. I also worked in car industry… Did not receive any surplus funds
My brother Vernon Bowers was working for municipality as a driver
Hi I worked in the furniture industry
Father worked for Ulco ni N/Cape paased on 1976 never received benefits no documents only dompas no 2535891
I was working for the dept of forestry in ingham
My father is John sello mofokeng I want see if money is due
Me and my father never received surplus money from bridgestone Firestone
My late Father was working at the mines and lost his leg ,He did not get any funds. Would you kindly help?
i was a teacher for years.
i am a pensioner, never received any money from the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Hi please check this Id number for me 5111125552018
Hi. Please this I’d number for unclaimed funds after resignation in 2007 or 2008 from Tambo Memorial hospital in Boksburg
I have unclaimed funds my number is 0730525351
Hi madam or sir I have worked for fedics catering solution from 2000 till 2010 I have not receive my provident fund i need help my name Lucas makhobela I’d 7302015793089 cell 0728127459
I worked for Volkskas Ltd now Absa from 1968 until 1972 as Gertbreght Catharina Badenhorst now Botha and never received my pension.
Please informed me what happens to it as I was a contributor for that fund.
I worked for Barclays Bank in the 80s and have never received my pension, I have been told to contact ABSA but that was a dead end.
I have given my maiden surname in the hopes that you are able to assist
I am Boniwe Hildah Sihlangu currently working for the City of Johannesburg. My previous pension fund was soweto pension fund. Now I would like to make a claim to Allen grey as they were our investors of the above mentioned.
My ID no 620709 0708 08 7
SAP no 30007714
My husband worked at a shoe company many years ago it falls under the leather Industry, how does he go about claiming his funds, Tia.
i like to now if i can make a loan on my funds, and if i can how do i apply
My mother worked at a firm and she did receive her supplus