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The old age and survivors' insurance (AHV) is the main pillar in Switzerland's social security system. AHV should at least partially replace decreasing or completely lacking income from gainful employment due to old-age or death. The old-age pension enables insured persons to retire from working life once they are old, ensuring a materially secure retirement. The survivors' insurance aims to ensure that families already burdened by the death of a close family member are spared financial hardship.

Financing
The AHV is financed by social insurance contributions and public funding.
It is financed by a pay-as-you-go system. Annually the system spends approximately the same amount that it receives; this means that within a given period of time the contributions received for payments to those entitled to pensions are spent again or "turned over".

Statistical data
The main data on financing and AHV recipients can be found at the Federal Social Insurance Office The findings of the AHV statistics can be accessed in the form of detailed data.

• Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO)
• detailed data

Further information
Information on legislation, on social insurance projects and on current news can be found on the internet pages of the Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO) and on AHV/IV info.

• Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO)
• AHV/IV info