Social security
For specific national programs, see Social Security (United States), National insurance (UK), Social Security (Sweden)
Related Topics:
Social Security (United States) - National insurance - Social Security (Sweden)
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Social security mainly refers to a field of social welfare concerned with social protection, or protection against socially recognized needs, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment, families with children and others.
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The term can be used to refer to
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- social insurance, where people receive benefits or services in recognition of contributions to an insurance scheme. These services typically include provision for retirement pensions, disability insurance, survivor benefits, medical care, and unemployment insurance.
- income maintenance - mainly the distribution of cash in the event of interruption of employment, including retirement, disability and unemployment
- services provided by administrations responsible for social security. In different countries this may include medical care, aspects of social work and even industrial relations.
- More rarely, the term is also used to refer to basic security, a term roughly equivalent to access to basic necessities - things such as food, clothing, shelter, education and medical care.
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Basic security |
| ► | Social insurance |
| ► | Income maintenance |
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| ► | External links |
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