In theory it does not prescribe; however the money will be transferred toan unclaimed benefits fund in due course, and the fund rules may providethat the amount is written back after a set period (although NationalTreasury wants to prohibit this). However, even then, you can still claimyour money. The biggest problem is finding out who administers theunclaimed benefits fund that holds your provident fund. Over time, thisinformation may get lost, as former employers disappear (company close orget bought out by other companies) and fund administrators merge, or changetheir name etc, so the information trail is lost.
