The functions of social protection correspond to the categories of needs and risks which social benefits intend to cover. There are eight social protection functions: sickness/healthcare, disability, old age, survivors, family/children, unemployment, housing and social exclusion (not otherwise classified). It should be noted that education is not considered as a social protection function.
See also the concept of “social protection”.
Statistical source
FSO 2019, Gesamtrechnung der Sozialen Sicherheit: Überblick und Schlüsselbegriffe, Neuchâtel, p. 13. (This document is available only in German, French and Italian).
