Belongs to the Society division

Three specialist areas provide advice, support, assistance and, in some cases, accommodation for people in personal and/or financial emergencies.

Social services
(social services, asylum support, specialist adult protection unit)

• A contact point for people with financial and/or personal problems 

• Organizing and providing economic and personal assistance. Restoring and promoting economic and social independence.

• Housing, caring for and supporting asylum seekers

• Supporting and representing people in various areas of responsibility (default KESB)

Social Secretariat

• Processing transactions for the social welfare office

• Supporting the members of the authority (specialist controlling of individual dossiers)

• Confirmation of social welfare receipt

• Administrative support for social workers

• Reception and telephone managementRegistration process

Social insurance

• Processing of AHV/IV and supplementary benefit applications

• Processing of applications for care cost contributions

• AHV branch office

• Health insurance office