Social insurance

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Social insurances within the Confederation's scope of responsibility represent a key part of Switzerland's social protection system. Their benefits protect households and individuals against a number of risks and the financial consequences of these which they might not be able to face alone. The Total Social Insurance Accounts (TSIA) provide detailed information on the finances of social insurances. This statistic is established by the Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO).

Main results of the Total Social Insurance Accounts (TSIA), in CHF billion, by social insurance sector, in 2021

	Revenue	Expenditure	Balance	Capital
Social insurance: total	208.2	186.3	21.9	1301.0
Old age and survivor's insurance (AHV)	48.4	47.0	1.4	49.7
Supplementary benefits to the AHV	3.2	3.2	-	-
Disability insurance (IV)	9.5	9.8	-0.3	-6.0
Supplementary benefits to the IV	2.3	2.3	-	-
Occupational pension funds	79.5	59.9	19.6	1161.7
Health insurance	32.4	33.1	-0.6	16.3
Accident insurance	8.9	7.1	1.8	72.5
Loss of income fund	2.0	1.9	0.2	1.6
Unemployment insurance	14.1	14.3	-0.2	1.7
Family allowances	7.1	7.0	0.1	3.4
IC Covid-19	1.8	1.8	-	-
Transition benefits	0.0	0.0	-	-

Note: Revenue calculations do not take account of changes in value of capital. Expenditure calculations do not take account of provisions or reserves recognised.
Source: Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO)

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Two complementary statistics

Total Social Insurance Accounts (TSIA)

The TSIA is published by the Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO). It provides detailed information on expenditure and revenue from Switzerland's nine key social insurances: AVS, AI, PC, PP, AMal, AA, APG, AC and AF. The TSIA also enables analyses to be carried out on a national scale and, together with the Social Insurance Statistics, provides key information on social insurance in Switzerland.
 

Total Social Security Accounts (TSSA)

The TSSA includes not only social insurance benefits but also social benefits from public administrations and some benefits from employers and non-profit organisations. The TSSA is a synthesis statistic compiled by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) and based on a method and concepts from the European Union's statistical office (Eurostat).

Total Social Security Accounts (TSSA)
 

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