Social Security in France

Social Security In France

Social Security in France is divided into four branches:

• illness;
• old age;
• family;
• accident.

From an institutional point of view, French social security is made up of diverse organismes collectively referred to as La Sécu, an abbreviation of Sécurité Sociale. The system is divided into three main Regimes:

• General Regime
• Farm Regime
• Self employed Regime

In addition there are numerous special regimes dating from prior to the creation of the state system and which refused to be merged into the general system when it was created. The main special regimes are;

• National Social security fund for the military (Caisse nationale militaire de sécurité sociale)
• Railway workers fund (Caisse de la Société nationale des chemins de fer français)
• Mineworkers Social security fund (régime minier de sécurité sociale)
• Fund of the independent Paris transportation system (régime spécial de la RATP)
• Fund for gas and electricity workers (régime des industries électriques et gazières)
• National Institute for Navy (Établissement national des invalides de la marine)
• Social security system for solicitors and lawyers (régime des clercs et employés de notaires)
• Social Security system of the Bank of France (régime de la Banque de France)
• Social security system of the Paris Chamber of Commerce (régime de la Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Paris)
• Social security system of the Senate of France (régime régime du Sénat)
• Social security system of the National Assembly of France (régime de l'Assemblée nationale),
• Social security system of the port of Bordeaux (régime du port autonome de Bordeaux)
• Fund for non-resident french nationals (Caisse des français de l'étranger)