Uif claims - never approved

I went on maternity leave June 2020, to date I have not received maternity benefit, was retrenched in October and lodged a claim in November after being sent back many times to fix the forms, up until today I have not received a cent, how am I supposed to survive, contributing uif is a waste of money as it is a hassle when one need to claim and also after claiming have to wait for something you don't know you will ever get, it's painful... I am so disappointed