Compensation office (Ausgleichskasse)
The office that collects AHV contributions and pays pensions.
It provides your individual account statement for free, showing your contribution years and any gaps.
Tools that use it
Related terms
- AHV (old-age and survivors’ insurance)The first pillar of the Swiss pension system, paying a pension from the reference age based on income and contribution years.
- AHV contribution gapA year without the required AHV contributions, which reduces your pension by about 1/44 for life.
- AHV contributions for non-employed peopleAHV contributions paid by people without (enough) work income, based on wealth and pension income.
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Swiss pensions
AHV when you stop early: how to avoid gaps in your pension
Stop working at 45 and your AHV pension can shrink for life. How contribution years work, what non-employed people pay and how to close the gap.