Social Security

Social security is a social program providing protection against conditions like poverty, old age, and disability.

It may also refer to:

• Social Security (Australia), the system of welfare payments in Australia
• Social Security (Sweden)
• Social Security (United States), the United States retirement/disability program
  • Social Security Administration, the agency which administers the U.S. program
  • Social Security number, an identification number used in the U.S. to track individuals for taxation purposes
  • Social Security Trust Fund, the financial accounts for the U.S. retirement program
• South African Social Security Agency, an agency of the South African government
• Department of Social Security, an agency of the United Kingdom government
  • Department of Health and Social Security, its predecessor agency
• Social Security (play), a play by Andrew Bergman

See also

• Canada Pension Plan - Canadian Social Insurance
• National Insurance (UK)