Luxembourg: Organisation

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The system of social protection in Luxembourg has been divided into five different branches. The administrative organisation reflects the gradual creation of the system and takes account of the different socio-professional categories.

At present there are approximately 20 institutions in the field of social protection, which are public institutions. They are financially autonomous and are managed by the social partners. In the sickness funds for employees, employers and the employees are equally represented, in the sickness funds for self-employed the insured of the different occupational groups are represented. The institutions are subject to statutory supervision, which is implemented by the General Inspectorate for Social Security as well as by a hierarchic control carried out by the minister in charge.

1. In the case of sickness insurance, the Union of Sickness Funds is in charge of all matters that are not expressly delegated to a specific sickness insurance fund: As a result, the Union of Sickness Funds is, among other things, in charge of the implementation of the system of co-payments with regard to health care provision. In addition, the Union deals with relations with health care providers, notably the negotiation and conclusion of collective agreements.

The eight sickness funds enumerated below are responsible for reimbursing health care expenses advanced by the insured, for the flat-rate maternity benefit, the funeral allowance, and, if necessary, the granting of a cash benefit for sickness and maternity. One can distinguish

for the private sector:

• the sickness fund for manual workers;

• the sickness fund for white-collar workers of the private sector;

• the sickness fund for self-employed;

• the sickness fund for the agricultural sector;

for the public sector:

• the sickness fund for civil servants and state employees;

• the sickness fund for civil servants and employees of local authorities;

and for the enterprise funds:

• the sickness fund for ARBED manual workers;

• the sickness fund for ARBED white-collar workers;

• the mutual medical aid fund of the Luxembourg railways.

2. The unique contribution-related pension system (private sector) is run by four institutions: insurance establishment for old-age and invalidity, pension fund for white-collar workers of the private sector, pension fund for craftsmen, merchants, and industrial entrepreneurs and the agricultural pension fund.

3. The (Occupational) Accident Insurance Association comprises two departments, the Industrial Section, having general responsibilities, and the Agricultural and Forestry Section, responsible for benefits in the field of agriculture and forestry.

4. For family benefits there is only one institution responsible - the National Family Benefits Fund.

5. Unemployment benefits and employment policy is managed by the Labour Administration.

6. The National Solidarity Fund (and the social offices at the local level) are responsible for social assistance benefits.

7. Within the administration the following restructuring is to be emphasised:

• The Social Security Centre manages the membership and the receipt of contributions for all branches of social security.

• The Medical Control of Social Security is an administration, which has to make decisions and produce assessments for other institutions in the medical field only.

• The Social Insurance Office is an administrative entity including different bodies.

 8. Finally it has to be remarked that in the case of disputes in the field of social protection specific jurisdiction will apply: the Council of Arbitration and the High Council of Social Insurance.

MINISTERE DE LA SECURITE SOCIALE
26, rue Ste Zithe
L-2763 Luxembourg 

MINISTERE DE LA FAMILLE
12-14, avenue Emile Reuter
L-2420 Luxembourg 

MINISTERE DU TRAVAIL
26, rue Ste Zithe
L-2763 Luxembourg 

INSPECTION GENERALE
DE LA SECURITE SOCIALE
26, rue Ste Zithe
L-2763 Luxembourg 

CONTROLE MEDICAL
DE LA SECURITE SOCIALE
125, route d’Esch
L-1471 Luxembourg 

CENTRE COMMUN DE LA SECURITE SOCIALE
125, route d’Esch
L-1471 Luxembourg 

ADMINISTRATION DE L’EMPLOI
10, rue Bender
L-1229 Luxembourg 

UNION DES CAISSES DE MALADIE
125, route d’Esch
L-1471 Luxembourg 

ETABLISSEMENT D’ASSURANCE
CONTRE LA VIEILLESSE ET L’INVALIDITE
125, route d’Esch
L-1471 Luxembourg 

CAISSE DE PENSION DES EMPLOYES PRIVES
1a, bd Prince Henri
L-1724 Luxembourg 

CAISSE DE PENSION DES ARTISANS,
DES COMMERCANTS ET INDUSTRIELS
39, rue Glesener
L-1631 Luxembourg 

CAISSE DE PENSION AGRICOLE
2, rue du Fort Wallis
L-2714 Luxembourg 

ASSOCIATION D’ASSURANCE
CONTRE LES ACCIDENTS
125, route d’Esch
L-1471 Luxembourg 

CAISSE NATIONALE
DES PRESTATIONS FAMILIALES
1a, bd Prince Henri
L-1724 Luxembourg 

FONDS NATIONAL DE SOLIDARITE
138, bd de la Pétrusse
L-2330 Luxembourg 

CONSEIL ARBITRAL
DES ASSURANCES SOCIALES
16, boulevard de la Foire
L-1528 Luxembourg 

CONSEIL SUPERIEUR
DES ASSURENCES SOCIALES
13, avenue Gaston Diderich
L-1420 Luxembourg