quality report esspros core system

QUALITY REPORT

ESSPROS CORE SYSTEM

(according to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1322/2007 of 12 November 2007, published in

OJ L294, 13.11.2007, p.5)

MEMBER STATE: Switzerland

REFERENCE YEAR: 2019

REPORT ISSUED: 2021

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1. Accuracy and Reliability / Geographical coverage

1.1 Coverage of data source*- (part 1)

Name of data source Type of data source

used (1)

(see regulation point 1.1.1.1)

Frequency of the data

source in months(2)


Time lag in

months(2)(3)


Schemes covered

(please indicate which scheme numbers are covered by this data

source)


01

AHV/IV/EO Annual report, AHV

business accounts, Swiss Federal

Social Security Funds [Jahresbericht

des Ausgleichsfonds der

AHV/IV/EO]

Administrative data 12 months 9 months 1, 2, 6, 9

02

AHV Statistics, Federal Social

Insurance Office

[AHV Statistik, Bundesamt für

Sozialversicherungen]

Administrative data 12 months 9 months 1

03

Swiss social insurance statistics,

Federal Social Insurance Office

[Schweizerische

Sozialversicherungsstatistik,

Bundesamt für


Administrative data 12 months 9 months 1, 2, 9

04

Financial report and business

account of the unemployment

insurance compensation funds, State

Secretariat for Economic Affairs

SECO

[Finanzbericht des Ausgleichsfonds

der Arbeitslosenversicherung,

Staatsekretariat für Wirtschaft]


05 Register based data 12 6 months 1


Unpublished data on administration

costs and anticipated old age

pensions (AHV/IV/EO), Federal

Social Insurance Office

06

Health care costs statistics, Federal

Statistical Office

[Statistik der Kosten des

Gesundheitswesens, Bundesamt für

Statistik]


07

Compulsory Health Insurance

statistics, Federal Office of Public

Health

[Statistik der obligatorischen

Krankenversicherung, Bundesamt

für Gesundheit]


08

Business accounts of the

compulsory accident insurance,

Federal Office of Public Health

[Finanzen der Unfallversicherung,

Bundesamt für Gesundheit]


09

Statistics of family allowances,


[Statistik der Familienzulagen,

Bundesamt für


Administrative data 12 months 9 months 7, 12

10

Military Insurance Statistics, Swiss

Accident Insurance Fund

[Statistik der Militärversicherung,

Suva]


11

The Swiss Labour Force Survey

Survey 3 months 3 months 4, 35, 36


[Schweizerische

Arbeitskräfteerhebung (SAKE)]

12

Statistic of student grants and

student loans 2013, Federal

Statistical Office

[Kantonale Stipendien und Darlehen

2013, Bundesamt für Statistik]


13

Statistic of Supplementary benefits

to the AHV and the IV, Federal

Social Insurance Office

[Statistik der Ergänzungsleistungen

zur AHV und IV, Bundesamt für


Administrative data 12 months 9 months 13, 14

14

Statistics on natural population

changes [Statistik der natürlichen

Bevölkerungsbewegung BEVNAT]

Census 4 months 4 months 35

15

„Schätzung des Beitrags von

privaten nicht gewinnorientierten

Organisationen am Bereich der

Sozialen Sicherheit“, Rudin et al.,

Mars 2013

“Tätigkeiten der Privaten nicht

gewinnorientierten Organisationen

in den Bereichen Soziale Sicherheit

und Gesundheit“, Vettori et al., Mai

2006

“The importance non-profit private

institutions in social protection in

Switzerland”. S. Rossini and Y.-L.

Martignoni, 2000

Survey 1999, 2004, 2010 25

16

Management reports from non-profit

private institutions



[Betriebsrechnungen von nicht

gewinnorientierten Organisationen]

17

Occupational Pension Plan

Statistics, Federal Statistical Office

[Pensionskassenstatistik, Bundesamt

für Statistik]

Census 12 months 12 months 3, 11

18

Financial statistics, Federal Finance

Administration

[Eidgenössische Finanzstatistik,

Eidgenössische Finanzverwaltung]

Administrative data 12 months 18 months 1,11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27,

28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34

19

Social assistance for asylum seekers

Statistics [Sozialhilfestatistik im

Asylbereich (eAsyl)]

Survey 12 months 12 months 16

20

Work volume statistics

[Arbeitsvolumenstatistik (AVOL)]


21

SILC Statistics on Income and

Living Conditions


22

Statistics on social medical

institutions [Statistik der

sozialmedizinischen Institutionen]


23

Annual report of the maternity

insurance Geneva [Rapport de

gestion de l’assurance maternité

Genève]


24

Survey on paternity leaves foreseen

by collective agreements. Travail

Suisse [Erfassung GAV, Excel

Tabelle]

Survey 2014 24 months 35

25 Survey 12 months 8 months 35


Swiss Wage Index [Schweizerische

Lohnindex]

26

National Accounts

[Volkswirtschaftliche

Gesamtrechnung VGR]


27

Swiss Earnings Structure Survey

[Schweizerische

Lohnstrukturerhebung LSE]


28

FINMA, Informations

supplémentaires sur l'assurance

maladie (toutes les entreprises

d'assurance) : tableau Internet

AS03N.


29

Interruption of a gainful

employment prior to the birth of the

child, Federal Social Insurance

Office

[Erwerbsunterbrüche vor der

Geburt, BSV, Forschungsbericht Nr.

2/18]

survey One-time study - 35

30

Swiss statistics on social assistance

recipients [Statistik über die

Sozialhilfeempfängerinnen und -

empfänger in der Schweiz]

Census 12 months 12 months 33

* Please be exhaustive by mentioning all schemes.

1. Please specify: "Administrative data", "Register based data", "National Accounts", "Survey", "Census", "Other". For category "Other", please specify the type.

2. Please specify: "3 months", "6 months", or "12 months" or etc.

3. The time lag is the period between reference year (31st of December of reference year) and the moment in which data sources are available.

1.1 Coverage of data sources (part 2) – please note that part 1 and part 2 is in fact one table and have only been separated to facilitate the completion of the table


Name of data source

(Please indicate the same data sources as in table 1.1 part 1)

Any additional information regarding this data source

(i.e. reports on problems -including delays- which lead

to estimation of data)(4)


Geographical coverage (i.e. which parts of the

country are covered by this data source)(5)

(see regulation point 1.2.1)

01

AHV/IV/EO annual report, AHV business

accounts, Swiss Federal Social Security Funds

[Jahresbericht des Ausgleichsfonds der

AHV/IV/EO]

Administrations costs are not fully covered by the report. Full coverage

02

AHV Statistics, Federal Social Insurance Office

[AHV Statistik, Bundesamt für


Full coverage

03

Swiss social insurance statistics, Federal Social

Insurance Office

[Schweizerische Sozialversicherungsstatistik,

Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen]

Full coverage

04

Financial report and business account of the

unemployment insurance compensation funds,

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO

[Finanzbericht des Ausgleichsfonds der

Arbeitslosenversicherung, Staatsekretariat für

Wirtschaft]

Full coverage

05

Unpublished data on administration costs and

anticipated old age pensions, (AHV/IV/EO),


Register data used to supplement the information from the

AHV/IV/EO annual report

Full coverage

06

Health care costs statistics, Federal Statistical

Office

[Statistik der Kosten des Gesundheitswesens,

Bundesamt für Statistik]

Full coverage

07

Compulsory Health Insurance statistics, Federal

Office of Public Health

Full coverage


[Statistik der obligatorischen

Krankenversicherung, Bundesamt für Gesundheit]

08

Business accounts of the compulsory accident

insurance, Federal Office of Public Health

[Finanzen der Unfallversicherung, Bundesamt für

Gesundheit]

Full coverage

09

Statistics of family allowances, Federal Social

Insurance Office

[Statistik der Familienzulagen, Bundesamt für


Full coverage

10

Military Insurance Statistics, Swiss Accident

Insurance Fund

[Statistik der Militärversicherung, Suva]

Full coverage

11

The Swiss Labour Force Survey, Federal

Statistical Office

[Schweizerische Arbeitskräfteerhebung (SAKE)]

Full coverage

12

Statistic of student grants and student loans,

Federal Statistical Office

[Kantonale Stipendien und Darlehen, Bundesamt

für Statistik]

Full coverage

13

Statistic of Supplementary benefits to the AHV

and the IV, Federal Social Insurance Office

[Statistik der Ergänzungsleistungen zur AHV und

IV, Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen]

Full coverage

14

Statistics on natural population changes [Statistik

der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung

BEVNAT]

Full coverage

15

„Schätzung des Beitrags von privaten nicht

gewinnorientierten Organisationen am Bereich

Data available for 1997, 2004 and 2010. Years in-between

and later are estimated according to the management reports

of main NPOs.

Full coverage (some non-profit-institutions cover

only parts of Switzerland)


der Sozialen Sicherheit“, Rudin et al., 7. Mars

2013

“Tätigkeiten der Privaten nicht gewinnorientierten

Organisationen in den Bereichen Soziale

Sicherheit und Gesundheit“, Vettori et al., 22. Mai

2006

“The importance non-profit private institutions in

social protection in Switzerland”. S. Rossini and

Y.-L. Martignoni, 2000

16

Management reports from non-profit private

institutions, Federal Statistical Office

[Betriebesrechnungen von nicht

gewinnorientierten Organisationen]

Full coverage (some non-profit-institutions cover

only parts of Switzerland)

17

Occupational Pension Plan Statistic, Federal

Statistical Office

[Pensionskassenstatistik, Bundesamt für Statistik]

The annual survey of pension funds does not fully cover all

pension funds. For some special pension funds (e.g.

inactive), the census is conducted every 5 years. The data

are estimated for special pension funds for years without

census.

Full coverage

18

Financial statistics, Federal Finance

Administration

[Eidgenössische Finanzstatistik, Eidgenössische

Finanzverwaltung]

Data for communes are available only with a time-lag of 18

months. Therefore, they have to be estimated and

disseminated as provisional results. Data for the central

government and cantons have a time-lag of 14 months.

The introduction of the harmonized accounting model of

the cantons and communes (HRM2) in 2008 required a

revision of the calculation method. The first part of this

revision was performed in 2012. In a second step,

additional information can be obtained. This revision is

planned for the upcoming years.

Full coverage

19

Social assistance for asylum seekers Statistics,


[Sozialhilfestatistik im Asylbereich (eAsyl)]

Full coverage

20

Work volume statistics, Federal Statistical Office


Full coverage


21

SILC Statistics on Income and Living Conditions,


Full coverage

22

Statistics on social medical institutions, Federal

Statistical Office

[Statistik der sozialmedizinischen Institutionen]

Full coverage

23

Annual report of the maternity insurance Geneva,

Canton of Geneva [rapport de gestion de

l’assurance maternité Genève]

The breakdown between social contributions of employees

and self-employed persons has to be estimated.

Full coverage

24

Survey on paternity leaves foreseen by collective

agreements. Travail Suisse [Erfassung GAV,

Excel Tabelle]

The reference year is not accurate. This survey is not

official. Data available on demand.

Full coverage

25

Swiss Wage Index, Federal Statistical Office

[Schweizerische Lohnindex]

Full coverage

26

National Accounts [Volkswirtschaftliche

Gesamtrechnung VGR]

Full coverage

27

Swiss Earnings Structure Survey [Schweizerische

Lohnstrukturerhebung LSE]

Full coverage

28

FINMA, Informations supplémentaires sur

l'assurance maladie (toutes les entreprises

d'assurance) : tableau Internet AS03N.

Full coverage

29

Interruption of a gainful employment prior to the

birth of the child, Federal Social Insurance Office

[Erwerbsunterbrüche vor der Geburt, BSV,

Forschungsbericht Nr. 2/18]

This one-time study analyses the interruption of a gainful

employment of pregnant women. It includes an examination

of the legal situation as well as an empirical survey

concerning the loss of income and challenges for affected

women and employers.

The study is based on the responses of 2809

women entitled to maternity compensation and

3575 companies.

30

Swiss statistics on social assistance recipients

[Statistik über die Sozialhilfeempfängerinnen und

-empfänger in der Schweiz]

Full coverage


4. Please fill in this column only in cases of: delays, data source containing estimations, incomplete coverage for some schemes. In cases of incomplete schemes, please specify the code of Expenditure,

Receipts, and Benefits that are not covered.

5. Please indicate "Full coverage" if the data source covers the whole country. If the data source contains data for some regions only, please specify the region.

1.2 Where appropriate (e.g. if cross-sources are used), please indicate the benefits concerned by the different types of data sources (see regulation point 1.1.1.1)

Scheme concerned Benefit concerned Data sources cross-covering the benefits

(please, specify at least two data sources)

Scheme 01, 02, 09, 13, 14 1200000 Administration costs - For the central compensation office (ZAS) the

administration costs are indicated in AHV/IV/EO

Annual report.

- The administration costs of the cantonal and local

compensation offices are surveyed by the Federal

Social Insurance Office. This data is not publicly

accessible.

Scheme 03 1131112 Anticipated Old-age pension - SILC (Statistics on Income and Living Conditions)

- Occupational Pension Plan Statistics, Federal

Statistical Office

[Pensionskassenstatistik, Bundesamt für Statistik]

- Statistics on social medical institutions [Statistik

der sozialmedizinischen Institutionen]

Scheme 20 1152114 Other cash periodic benefits - Statistic of student grants and student loans, Federal

Statistical Office

- State financial statements, Federal Finance

Administration

Scheme 35 1111111 Paid sick leave - National Accounts [Volkswirtschaftliche

Gesamtrechnung VGR]

- Work volume statistics, Federal Statistical Office


- Business accounts of the compulsory accident

insurance, Federal Office of Public Health

[Finanzen der Unfallversicherung, Bundesamt für

Gesundheit]

Scheme 35 1151111 Income maintenance in the event of - Structural survey and Swiss Labour Force Survey


childbirth (SLFS), Federal Statistical Office

- Survey on paternity leaves foreseen by collective

agreements. Travail Suisse

- Swiss Wage Index [Schweizerische Lohnindex]

1.3 Geographical comparability* (see regulation point 1.2.1)

Degree of coverage in terms of schemes(6)

(if there are cases of schemes only partially covered or schemes

missed or not available)

Degree of coverage in terms of receipts,

expenditure and detailed benefits

(if part of expenditures, receipts or detailed benefits are not available)

Cases of non-application of the ESSPROS methodology

in the form of a comprehensive list

(whether there are cases (both schemes and benefits) of possible non-adherence

with the ESSPROS methodology: provision from specific sources, for example,

could imply the use of definitions and methodologies not in line with our Manual)

Scheme 3

Many pension funds also include an over-mandatory which

does not come under the PP law of 1982. The insured

persons are not free to decide on the participation of the

over-mandatory part of this scheme that is why these

benefits are entirely included. Less than 1‰ of the insured

people are affiliated to a pensions funds which exclusively

provides an over-mandatory insurance. This kind of

pension’s funds is probably out of the scope of ESSPROS.

Scheme 10 Scheme 10 (1121111, 1131111)

According to ESSPROS (§ 42E, Part II), disability pensions

above the legal/standard retirement age should be recorded

under the item old age pension. This revision is on the

pipeline, but because of the small amounts at stake, it has a

low priority degree.

Scheme 37

Vested benefits accounts / policies

[Freizügigkeitsleistungen]

Missing Employees are usually insured in an occupational pension

fund (scheme 03). If they leave the labour market before the

retirement age (for instance due to unemployment or in

order to start a family) the accumulated capital is transferred

from the pension fund to a vested benefits account or a

vested benefits policy. The capital is only paid out when the

insured person reaches the statutory retirement age (or in the

event of disability or death).


Up to now, no data have been available on this scheme. In

2017 a new statistic was introduced, which will provide

information concerning lump-sum and pension benefits

from this scheme.

In the forthcoming years these benefits will be included in

the ESSPROS data.

Scheme 16

Item 1112230 (Other benefits in kind): This item includes

various other items of the sickness/health care function. A

breakdown of the items has so far not been possible.

Scheme 17

Item 1182202: This item includes all measures concerning

drug abuse policy. This might include a share of expenses

for prevention campaign, which is a public service,

therefore not within the scope ESSPROS’s scope. This item

also includes the expenditures of the Swiss Alcohol Board

(SAB). SAB has been created in 1887 with the introduction

of the Alcohol Act. Up to the end of 2017, the SAB was

responsible for the implementation of the «law on distilled

spirits», as the Alcohol Act is accurately called. The SAB

was integrated into the Federal Customs Administration at

the start of 2018. Most of the interventions of the SAB are

probably not compatible with the definition of social

protection. We should correct this point with oncoming

revisions.

Scheme 38

Redundancy compensations

[Entlassungsabfindungen]

Missing According to the manual, §25 Part 1:

“[C]ontinued payment of wages and salaries while an

employee is unable to work during sickness, maternity,

disability, redundancy and so on is classified as social

protection provided by the employer.” This benefit

explained in detail under §69 Part 2.

Redundancy compensations are possible in Switzerland (see

www.entlassungsabfindung.ch ), but they have not been

estimated yet.

Scheme 39

Life Insurances financed by employers [Vom

Missing National accounts record life insurance financed by

employers as social transfers. These amount to CHF 15

http://www.entlassungsabfindung.ch/


Arbeitgeber finanzierte Lebensversicherungen] million (i.e. about which represents less than 0.01% of the

social benefits)

Schemes 3, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27,

28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34

In scheme 3 (items 1420000 and 2420000) and in many

state controlled schemes: 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27,

28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 (all items), social benefits

expenditures are estimated by netting expenditures of local,

state and central government with receipts.

For state controlled schemes, this method has been

implemented in order to exclude the portion of the full cost

of the benefits that beneficiaries were required to meet

personally (according to ESSPROS Manual 2019, §23).

Further, this method has been applied in order to avoid

double counting (i.e. in order to consolidate transactions of

within a scheme, among local, state and central

government).

In reality it seems that most of the time this method violates

the “netting and consolidation principles” (ESSPROS

Manual 2019, §§134-136, Part 1), as far as many receipts

are in fact transactions among schemes (and not payment

from the beneficiaries). In order to avoid double counting

(consolidation between the different government levels), it

would be probably better to use the official government

consolidated figures. Further, it looks like this method

artificially increases the volatility of the items over time.

This issue should be clarified also in the context of links

with National Accounts.

* Please note that this table is referred to coverage and consistency with ESSPROS methodology of final figures.

6. If a scheme is completely missing in the final figures; please specify its number in the first column and in the second column specify "Missing". If only some expenditures, receipts or benefits of a

certain scheme are missing in the final figures, please specify in the first column the number of the scheme and in the second column the codes of items that are missing.


2. Methodologies and assumptions used in the estimates of statistics (see regulation point 1.1.1.2)

Scheme Estimates for schemes on which no data are

available(7)

(please explain methodologies used for all estimations)

Estimates for missing receipts, expenditure and detailed benefits, if:

(please explain methodologies used for all estimations)

(a) data are completely lacking (b) the breakdown for one benefit or group of

benefit is missing(8)

Scheme 01 1131111, 1131112, 1141111, 1151113 and

optional data 11411119

On an annual base, only the total amount of

old-age and survival benefit is available.

However, for the month of December the

amounts are known separately. Thus, the

annual amount is divided into old age,

anticipated old age, survivor and family

benefit according to the December data.

Scheme 01 Optional data 11411119

The position survivors' above the standard

retirement age (non means-tested) includes

two kinds of pensions: first the standard

survivals pensions excluding the pensions

below the retirement age, secondly the

survivals’ supplements to the old age

pensions.

Scheme 01, 02,

09, 13, 14

1200000 Specific cantonal (state) and local

offices are in charge of the administration of

these schemes (AHV/IV/EO offices). The

administrative costs of these offices are

known at an aggregate level. This amount

has therefore been divided between Scheme

01, 02, 09, 13 and 14 according to their

relative weights. These estimations are

available only since 2008.

For the previous years (1990-2007) no data

are available: this figures are estimated.


Scheme 02 1111211, 1111221, 1111222, 1111230

From 1990 and 2014: The breakdown

between these items (and in particular of in-

and out- patient care) is made according to

the Compulsory Health Insurance statistics

i.e. according to the distribution of the costs

in the population.

In 2015: the split is based on split of 2014.

The variables in Compulsory Health

Insurance statistics changed: a new method

of split compatible with ESSPROS have to

be investigated.

Scheme 03 The definitive data of this scheme are provided by

specialists from the National Accounts, who analyse

and validate the raw data of the Occupational Pension

Plan Statistic. Usually, these results are not available

before June. In order to deliver provisional data

earlier, we estimate it on the basis of the correlation

between raw data and previous validated data. Some

differences between the provisional and definitive

results of this scheme have to be expected, above all

on the receipts’ side.

Scheme 03 1131111, 1131112 The data from the Occupational Pension Plan

Statistic do not allow to split the amount of

old age pensions according the age of the

beneficiaries, with the exceptions of 2010

and 2015 (see Module on Pensions

Beneficiaries).

In order to breakdown the amount of old age

pensions, for the years 2006-2009 and 2011-

2014 and 2016, we used the SILC (Statistics

on Income and Living Conditions). The

SILC allows estimating the ratio of

anticipated pensions’ benefits of the second


pillar (scheme 03) for beneficiaries living in

Switzerland. As a first step, this ratio is

multiplied by the amount of pensions

according to the Occupational Pension Plan

Statistics. Unlike SILC, this statistic is

compatible with the ESSPROS scope, which

take into account also pensions paid to

beneficiaries living abroad.

Then, because the sample of SILC excludes

people living in collective residences (home

for elderly), an attempt of correction has

been implemented based on the Statistics on

social medical institutions and some

hypothesis.

Scheme 04 1200000 2121005 2110101 Administration costs and social contribution

for the optional daily benefits insurance are

estimated on the basis of the official data and

on the basis of the estimated ratio of benefits

included in ESSPROS (see Scheme 04

1111111).

Scheme 04 1410000 2410001 Property income/expenditures for the

optional daily benefits insurance (KVG) are

estimated based on official data and based on

the ratio of capital related to benefits

included in ESSPROS (see Scheme 04

1111111).

Scheme 04 1111111

A small share of the optional daily benefits

(KVG) are paid to people who have chosen

to insure themselves on their own initiative.

This portion of benefits does not fall within

the scope of ESSPROS: it has been thus

roughly estimated and excluded.

Scheme 04 1111211, 1111221, 1111222, 1111230:


The breakdown between these items is

estimated according to the known

distribution of all health insurances1111221,

1111223

Pharmaceutical products are either directly

financed by the insurance (item 1111221) or

in the first place by the insured person and

reimbursed by the insurance (1111223). No

data are available for a breakdown therefore

the expenses for pharmaceutical products are

equally divided between the two items,

which is very rough estimation.

Scheme 04 2121005, 2122005, 2123005

The breakdown of the health insurance

(OKPV) premiums between ’Employees’,

‘Self-employed’ and ‘Pensioners and other’

is estimated according to the Swiss

Population and Households Survey (SAKE)

Scheme 05 1200000, 2122000, 2410000, 2420000

The benefits paid to self-employed are in

large measure out of the scope of ESSPROS.

The health care provided by scheme 05 to

self-employed are nevertheless included in

ESSPROS, because in the absence of scheme

05, these costs would be largely covered by

scheme 04. For the sake of coherence,

receipts and administration costs are adapted

accordingly.

2410001

A part of the capital gain belongs to an

insurance [freiwillige

Unternehmerversicherung (FUV)] which is

outside of the scope of ESSPROS. The

breakdown is estimated according to the

distribution of the capital.

1111211, 1111221, 1111222, 1111230


The total healing costs are known. The

breakdown by items is estimated according

to scheme 04.

1121111, 1141111

Recipients of benefits receive an additional

amount to compensate for inflation. This

amount is divided into disability and

survivors function.

1121113, 1121123

A part of the disability benefit is paid as care

allowances and lump sum benefits. The share

has to be estimated.

Scheme 06 1161202, 1161203

The breakdown between ‘Vocational

training’ and ‘Placement services and job-

search assistance’ has to be estimated.

Scheme 08 1200000

Administration costs are here roughly

estimated on the basis of administration costs

related to optional daily benefits insurance

(KVG) in scheme 04.

Scheme 08 2110101 2121005 1111111

A small share of the daily benefits (VVG) are

paid to people who have chosen to insure

themselves on their own initiative. This

portion of benefits does not fall within the

scope of ESSPROS: it has thus been roughly

estimated and excluded (see same items

under Scheme 04)

Scheme 11 1141110 1131111

For the breakdown between the functions old

age and survivors we assume the same

distribution as in scheme 03.

Scheme 13 1200000

In order to estimate the amount of


administration costs for scheme 13 and 14

separately, the total amount has been divided

in proportion to the size of the two schemes.

1112212, 1112222

In order to estimate the amount of health care

for scheme 13 and 14 separately, we divide

the sum in proportion to the size of the two

schemes. The resulting amounts are then split

into in-patient and out-patient care.

1132111 Assumption: old age pension = total

expenses for ’Supplementary benefits to the

AV’ - 1132201-1172212-1112200.

1132201

Benefits for people living in nursing home

are known. But the share which is paid for

their accommodation has to be estimated.

1172212

The share of rent benefits is calculated

according to the rent related expenses for

recipient who are not living in a nursing

home.

Scheme 14 1200000

In order to estimate the amount of

administration costs for scheme 13 and 14

separately, the total amount has been divided

in proportion to the benefits’ amounts of the

two schemes.

1112212, 1112222

Health care expenses are known only for

scheme 13 and 14 together. First they are

divided in proportion to the two schemes and

then they are split into in-patient and out-

patient care.

1122111 Assumption: disability pension = total

expenses for ’Supplementary benefits to the


IV‘– 1122201-1172212-1112200.

1122201

Benefits for people living in nursing home is

known. But the share that is paid for

accommodation has to be estimated.

1172212

The share of rent benefit is calculated

according to the rent related expenses for

recipient who are not living in a nursing

home.

Scheme 16 1200000 Assumption: 8% of total public expenses for

this scheme are administrative costs.

Schemes 16, 17,

18, 21, 22, 23,

24, 26, 27, 28,

29, 30, 31, 32,

33, 34

All items 1. Communal (municipal) data on year

t-2 are not available before end of

August of the year t.

2. These schemes do not have any

separate account of receipts and

expenditures. We assume that the

receipts are equal to the expenditures

(See “imputed receipts” in ESSPROS,

Manual §45 Part 1).

2220003:

Extrapolation is based on the distribution of

spending between the cantons (state

government) and municipalities from the

previous year.

Since the expenditures are based on an

estimate of the municipalities, all items of the

benefit of all functions are affected.

Scheme 20 1200000

No data are available about the

administration costs. Therefore the

share of the administration costs as a

percentage of the public spending for

education has been applied to estimate

the administration costs for

scholarships

Scheme 25 Based on the last of three studies (see

above in this report) the social benefits

from private non-profit organisations

are calculated for each function for the

year 2010.

Then an indicator for each function is


estimated based on the financial reports

of the major non-profit institutions in

Switzerland that fulfil the ESSPROS

criteria.

In order to keep the estimation as

comprehensive as possible we assume

that the non-profit organisations use

each year their entire budget, i.e. that

the receipts are equal to the

expenditures.

Scheme 35 2110201 2110202 2110203 2110204

2110205 2110206 2110207

Imputed employers' social

contributions are breakdown by sectors

according to the wage sum for the

entire economy (national accounts).

1111111

The paid sick leave paid directly by the

employers (i.e. according the Code of

Obligations, jurisprudence, collective

agreement or over mandatory benefits)

are calculated as the difference

between the maximum wage sum

theoretically paid in the event of illness

(including accident) and the daily

benefits paid by the insurances (scheme

04, scheme 05 and scheme 08). The

maximum wage sum theoretically paid

in the event of illness (and accident) is

calculated based on the wage sum

(National account) and the work

absence rate (Work volume statistics

AVOL). This calculation still rely on

some unverified hypothesis.


Backwards extrapolation for years

from 1990 up to 2001.

1151111

Maternity leave: The paid maternity leave paid directly

by the employers (i.e. according the

Code of Obligations, jurisprudence,

collective agreement or over

mandatory benefits) is currently

estimated on the basis of the insurance

benefits (scheme 09) and hypothesis

about the over mandatory benefits.

Paternity leave: The paternity leave paid directly by the

employers (i.e. according the

jurisprudence, collective agreement or

over mandatory benefits) is calculated

by multiplying the following variables:

1.Total number of childbirths (only

with an employed father), on the basis

of Structural Survey or the Swiss

Labour Force Survey.

2. Average numbers of days for

paternity leaves, according to the

collective agreements (rough

estimation).

3. Average daily salary.

Backwards extrapolation for years

from 1990 up to 2012.

Receipts:

Expenditures = Receipts

Scheme 36 2110101


2121000

2122000

The breakdown of the total amount of social

contributions (Annual report of the maternity

insurance Geneva, Canton of Geneva) is

based on data Federal Statistical Office -

Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS)

7. If a scheme is completely estimated, please specify the methodology in the second column. If only some expenditures, receipts or benefits of one scheme are estimated, please specify the methodology

in the third or fourth column.

8. E.g. breakdown of one benefit into means-tested and non-means-tested benefit or breakdown of cash benefit specific to one function into several detailed benefits.

3. Revision of statistics – to be filled in for the previous years data only (In the first column, please indicate the scheme involved, in the second column, the items involved, then

thick with an 'X' the column that corresponds to the type of the revision and, where it is the case, please describe in the last column each revision with a few words, specifying if it is extraordinary (very

rare) or ordinary (it can happen regularly). (see regulation point 2.1.3)

Scheme Items Years

revised

Type of revision

Details on the revision

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Rev

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of

dat

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of

dat

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s)

9. E.g. changes in the set of the data sources (new data sources, disappearing of an old one); additional information supplied by certain data sources; other changes in data sources.

10. E.g. changes in the methods used, revised methods to put the information supplied by data sources in line with the ESSPROS methodology or other changes in methods.

11. E.g. changes in the ESSPROS methodology; in the social protection system; in classifications or definitions other than ESSPROS; etc.

12. E.g. final figures are provided by the data sources; or provisional estimation are replaced by information that was missing in the last data collection; etc.

3. bis Changes in the application of the methodology – to be filled in for the reference year data only (In the first column, please indicate the scheme involved, in

the second column, the items involved, then describe in the other columns each change with a few words)


Scheme Items

Details on the change Break in time

series(13) (yes or not)

Ch

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dat

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)

Ch

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13. Break occurring when there is a change in the standards for defining and observing a variable over time

4. Other information related to Quality

4.1 Quantitative data

In 2021 data and hypothesis underlying Schemes, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, will be carefully controlled and scrutinised. Revised

data will be ready in 2022. Meanwhile these data should be interpreted with some caution.

4.2 Qualitative information*

*E.g. If there are some items not covered by QI, please specify the reason and, if it is possible, their relative importance in respect to the total expenditure, etc.

4.3 Dissemination policy in the country*


Are these data

published in your

country?(14)

At what timeliness?

(in months)(15)

State any specific publication (and eventually the link) Are they part of regular

publications?

(yes or not)

Yes, mostly About 18 months Main publications:

Federal statistical office - FSO (2020), Web page: complete

information available only in German and French. Limited

information also in Italian and English.

https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/securite-

sociale/comptes-globaux-protection-sociale.html

o National Results (updated in summer)


sociale/comptes-globaux-protection-sociale/resultats-

nationaux.html

o International results (updated in winter)


sociale/comptes-globaux-protection-sociale/resultats-

internationaux.html

Other contributions:

FSO (2020), The finances of the social protection in 90 seconds,

Animated film (1:32).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3K6zhMEHjM&t=8s

FSO (2021), Annuaire statistique

https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/catalogues-

banques-donnees/publications/ouvrages-synthese/annuaire-

statistique-suisse.html

FSO (2021), Memento statistique


banques-donnees/publications/ouvrages-synthese/annuaire-

statistique-suisse.html

yes

https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/securite-sociale/comptes-globaux-protection-sociale.html

https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/securite-sociale/comptes-globaux-protection-sociale.html

https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/securite-sociale/comptes-globaux-protection-sociale/resultats-nationaux.html



https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/securite-sociale/comptes-globaux-protection-sociale/resultats-internationaux.html




FSO (2021), Protection sociale: Panorama


sociale.assetdetail.285459.html

FSO (2019), Rapport social statistique Suisse , Neuchâtel


sociale/rapports-protection-sociale/rapport-social-statistique-

suisse.html

FSO & Kanton Zürich (2019), Sozialbericht des Kantons Zürich

http://www.statistik.zh.ch/internet/justiz_inneres/statistik/de/daten/dat

en_bevoelkerung_soziales/soziales.html

FSO (2021), Les familles en Suisse. Rapport statistique 2021


banques-donnees/publications.assetdetail.2347881.html

*Optional

14. Please specify "yes everything", "yes, only the following part…", "yes, but not in the ESSPROS format" or no". In case of "yes, but not in the ESSPROS format", please explain.

15. Please specify how many months after the period of reference the data are published (the period of reference for this collection was 31st December of reference year).

https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/securite-sociale.assetdetail.285459.html

https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/securite-sociale.assetdetail.285459.html

http://www.statistik.zh.ch/internet/justiz_inneres/statistik/de/daten/daten_bevoelkerung_soziales/soziales.html

http://www.statistik.zh.ch/internet/justiz_inneres/statistik/de/daten/daten_bevoelkerung_soziales/soziales.html

https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/catalogues-banques-donnees/publications.assetdetail.2347881.html

https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/catalogues-banques-donnees/publications.assetdetail.2347881.html

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