Federal Social Insurance Office

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Federal Social Insurance Office
(in German)Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen
(in French)Office fédéral des assurances sociales
(in Italian)Ufficio federale delle assicurazioni sociali
Logo der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft.svg
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters Bern
Employees340
Minister responsible
Parent agency Federal Department of Home Affairs
Website bsv.admin.ch

The Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO) [a] is the federal office responsible for social insurance in Switzerland. It is subordinated to the Federal Department of Home Affairs.

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It regulates the Swiss social insurance and system, including old age and survivors' insurance, invalidity insurance, supplementary benefits, occupational pension funds, income compensation for people on national service and for women on maternity leave as well as family allowances in the agricultural sector. [1]

See also

Old-age and survivors insurance in Switzerland

Notes

  1. ↑ German: Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen, BSV, French: Office fédéral des assurances sociales, OFAS, Italian: Ufficio federale delle assicurazioni sociali, UFAS

References

  1. ↑ FSIO, Federal Social Insurance Office. "Tasks of the FSIO". www.bsv.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-05-11.


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