Definition(s)
Transfers, in cash or in kind, by social protection schemes to households and individuals to relieve them of the burden of one or more of the risks defined in the European Commission’s Mutual Information System on Social Protection.
Source(s)
- Derived by EMN from Art. 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 458/2007 (ESSPROS Regulation)
- European Commission’s Mutual Information System on Social Protection (MISSOC)
Translations
- BG: обезщетения за социална закрила
- CS: dávky sociální ochrany
- DE: Sozialschutzleistungen
- EL: οφέλη κοινωνικής προστασίας (EL); επιδόματα κοινωνικής προστασίας (CY)
- EN: social protection benefits
- ES: prestaciones de asistencia social
- ET: sotsiaalse kaitse hüvitised
- FI: sosiaaliturvaetuudet
- FR: prestations de protection sociale
- GA: sochair choimirce sóisialta
- HR: naknade socijalne skrbi
- HU: szociális védelmi juttatások
- IT: prestazione di protezione sociale
- LT: socialinės išmokos
- LV: sociālās drošības sistēmas pabalsti
- MT: Benefiċċji ta’ protezzjoni soċjali
- NL: sociale uitkeringen
- PL: zasiłki z opieki społecznej
- PT: prestações de proteção social
- RO: beneficii ale protecţiei sociale
- SK: dávky sociálnej ochrany (EU acquis); sociálna pomoc
- SL: prejemki socialne zaščite
- SV: sociala förmåner
- NO: ytelser knyttet til sosial sikkerhet (b); ytingar knytte til sosial tryggleik (n)
- KA: სოციალური დახმარება/შეღავათები
- UK: переваги соціального захисту
- HY: սոցիալական պաշտպանության նպաստներ
Narrower Term(s)
Note(s)
The European Commission’s Mutual Information System on Social Protection uses the following categorisation of 11 groups or branches dedicated to specific risks:
1. healthcare;
2. sickness cash benefits;
3. maternity and paternity benefits;
4. invalidity benefits;
5. old-age pensions and benefits;
6. survivors’ benefits;
7. benefits in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases;
8. family benefits;
9. unemployment benefits;
10. guaranteed minimum resources;
11. long-term care benefits.