Social Security
Tunisia is one of the first Arabic countries which has established Social Security System to achieve social justice and regional balance taking into consideration the basic recommendation mentioned in the International labour convention, 1952 (No. 102)
In Tunisia, the social system provides services and benefits for its members among its eight branches of social security to protect them from social contingencies that may occur during their professional life.
To benefit from one of these legal social security system , it is absolutely required that each individual should acquires the status of an employee or employer regardless of whether he is in private or public sector. In addition, Tunisian legislator has created legal regimes which almost take into account specifies of employment sectors .
As a result, these laws grant certain social and professional privileges that vary according to social security system adopted in the Status of beneficiary.
Under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Affairs, public operators
National Pension and Social Insurance Fund
National Social Security Fund
National Health Insurance Fund
Services
Application for pension arrears (old age, invalidity and survivors).
DetailsRequest to obtain early retirement pension for personal reasons, early retirement for economic reasons, and early retirement for…
DetailsApplication for an early retirement pensions for personal reasons, early retirement for economic reasons, and early retirement…
DetailsApplication for an early retirement pension for premature wear and tear and for personal reasons or for economic reasons
DetailsStructures and Institutions
Presentation
The National Pension and Social Insurance fund was founded as a public body by the decree of the financial law of 1975 under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Affairs. It enjoys financial autonomy The CNRPS covers public-sector workers (local authorities workers and employees of state-owned enterprises) .
The National Pension and Social Insurance fund provides number of services for the public sector employees. according to the specificities of each legal regime:
- Payment of retirement pensions and its related to affiliates
- Follow up the professional life of employees working in public and local institutions and those working abroad.
- Issuing personal loans to active employees.
- Issuing university Loans to Students
- Conducting the real estate of the fund
The fund monitors four plans as the following :
Pension system for the benefit of government ‘members
Pension system for the benefit of parliamentarians
Pension system for the benefit of governors and mayors
Civilian and military system of retirement and survivors' pensions in the public sector
Network of Centers
5
Districts
36
Regional and local center
50
House of administrative services
Among them , 14 are under the Fund direct control
Presentation
National social Security fund was created under Law No. 60‐30 of December 14, 1960. The National Social Security Fund is a public establishment with legal personality and financial autonomy and overseen by the Ministry of Social Affairs chaired by a chief executive officer designed by a decree working under its supervision.
The National Social Security Fund provides services to its affiliates and their beneficiaries, taking into consideration the specificities of each legal system.
- Family benefits, comprising family allowances, one- wage allowance, maternity allowance
- Death benifit and death grant
- Old‐age pension, disability and survivors pensions for private-sector employees and self-employed persons.
- Supplementary pension system for employees in the non‐ agricultural sector
The National Social Security Fund has at its disposal 9 legal social security systems intended for professionals in the private sector, which are respectively:
System for employees in the non‐ agricultural sector
System for employees in the agricultural sector
Self‐employed monetary system in agricultural and non‐agricultural sectors
Social security system for young fishermen and processors
Improvement of the agricultural social security system
Social security system for low‐income people
Optional social security system for Tunisian workers abroad
Social security system for students and trainees
Social security system for artists, creators and intellectuals
Network of centers
48
Regional and local offices
6
Polyclinic
Polyclinics in Tunis (urban and green), Sfax, Bizerte, Sousse and Metlaoui
تقديم المؤسسة
The National Health Insurance Fund was created under the Law No 2004-71. of August 2nd, 2004, managing a unified health insurance system. The Fund is a non‐administrative public establishment, with legal personality and financial autonomy, under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Affairs. It manages the health insurance system for both public and private sector workers insured.
The National Health Insurance Fund offers its members many benefits and services as the following: :
Access to public or private health structures according to three different treatment systems:
Public medical system:
The social insurer and the beneficiary of care at reduced and free rates can access public health establishments by registering with this system, which allows him/her to benefit from all the external care services provided in hospitals, health centers public health, military hospital and social security clinics at arbitrary fees.
Expense recovery system:
The subscribed insurer in this system has got an access to health services of private sector have already signed contract with the fund, on condition that the insurer First, he should ensure that the insurer will pay costs himself in advance, second ,he should submit an application for recovery in one of the Fund's territorial centers within a period not exceeding 60 days from the date of processing.
Special processing system:
The National Health Insurance Fund supports the costs of the health services provided under this system according to the payer's formula Ophthalmology, paediatrics, gynecology and dentistry, subject to a fixed indemnity payable by the insured, at provided that the fund pays the difference according to the contractual ratios to the providers of medical services
The National Health Insurance Fund is known for taking charge of the unified health insurance system intended for social insured persons belonging whether public or private sectors, and allows them to have access to public and private health establishments The Fund also wants to handle the basic health insurance system, including all the crucial services, which ensure the preservation of the health of the insured persons and their dependents, and the optional supplementary systems including benefits non‐ covered benefits by the basic system.
The fund also manages the compensation system for damages resulting from accidents at work and occupational diseases in the public and private sectors. In addition, it takes charge of the allocation of sickness and maternity allowances authorized by the social security systems. . Institutions, which was determined by joint order of the minister responsible for social security and the minister responsible for health dated 13 April 2007.
The principal mechanism of health insurance system is based on the reference definitions in the health restoration process expenses and by prior agreement according to the formulas, procedures and reports in accordance with Decree No. 1367 of June 11, 2007.
Legislation and legal references
Law No. 63 of July 22, 1991, relating to health regulation
The joint agreement between Tunisia and Germany signed on April 16, 1984 and entered into force on August 1, 1986
Extension of the legal age for retirement in the public sector in accordance with Law No. 37 of 2019 relating to the revision and completion of Law No. 12 of 1985 relating to the civil and military pension system for retirement and survivors in the public
Decree n° 2007-1406 dated June 18, 2007 fixing the base for calculating the percentages of contributions due under the title of the basic system of sickness insurance and the phase of its application
The joint agreement between Tunisia and Luxembourg signed on November 30, 2010 and entered into force on February 18, 2013
Conventions
|
country |
Signature |
Entry into force |
|
France |
26 June 2003 |
01 April 2007 |
|
Belgium |
28 March 2013 |
01 May 2017 |
|
Luxembourg |
30 November 2010 |
18 February 2013 |
|
Germany |
16 April 1984 (family grants) |
01 August 1986 |
|
Holland |
22 September 1978 (Revised October 23, 1992 and November 19, 2002) |
01 April 1980 |
|
Italy |
7 December 1984 |
01 June 1987 |
|
Austria |
23 June 1999 |
01 November 2000 |
|
Spanish |
26 February 2001 |
01 January 2002 |