Ministry of Social Security

A ministry of social security or department of social security is a government entity responsible for social security affairs. It may be a ministry office, a department, or, as in the United States, a nominally independent agency.

Keypunch operators at work, of the U.S. Social Security Administration

Notable ones are:

• Ministry of Labor and Social Security (Argentina)
• Department of Social Security (Australia) (defunct)
• Ministry of Social Security (Brazil)
• Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (China)
• Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia)
• Federal Ministry for Health and Social Security (Germany)
• Ministry of Labor, Social Security, and Welfare (Greece)
• Ministry of Welfare (Iceland)
• Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)
• Ministry of Welfare and Social Security (Iran)
• Ministry of Labor and Social Security (Jamaica)
• Ministry of Social Security and Labor (Lithuania)
• Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands)
• Social Security System (Philippines)
• Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration (Spain)
• Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)
• Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (Timor-Leste)
• Ministry of Labor and Social Security (Turkey)
• Department for Work and Pensions (UK)
  • Department of Social Security (1988–2001)
  • Department of Health and Social Security (1968–88)
  • Ministry of Social Security (1966–68)
• Social Security Administration (United States)

See also

• Ministry of Employment (disambiguation)
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Labor
• Ministry of Welfare (disambiguation)
• Social security
• Social Security Administration