Pensions and survivors' benefits — Social security · Budget

General scheme basic pension, employees' supplementary pensions (Agirc-Arrco, Ircantec…), other special schemes (local and hospital civil servants, railway workers, RATP, electricity and gas…)…: the largest of Social Security’s 5 branches in 2024.

362.0bn€

spent in 2024

47% of Social Security spending

What it pays for, in 2024

Not including pensions of central government civil servants and the military: the State pays them itself (64.7 bn€ in 2024), and they are counted in its spending.

General scheme basic pension49%177.1bn€

Employees' supplementary pensions (Agirc-Arrco, Ircantec…)31%112.4bn€

Other special schemes (local and hospital civil servants, railway workers, RATP, electricity and gas…)12%42.2bn€

Farmers and farm workers5%17.4bn€

Liberal professions and other self-employed4%13.0bn€

Source: Eurostat, government spending by function, 2024 ↗; detail estimated from: DREES — Comptes de la protection sociale, prestations vieillesse-survie par régime, 2024 ↗.