Social Welfare provision
Social welfare includes provision for:
basic living costs (food, clothes, travel, household costs)
housing costs (rent)
health insurance
A calculation is made of the spending habits of people on a low income in Switzerland (based on the lowest-earning 10% of the population). Current payment levels are 960 CHF per month for a single person and 2054CHF for a family of four.
If you think that you are unable to cover your basic living costs, contact your commune's social services for an assessment of your situation and advice on how to get help.
Contact details for cantons and communes are available at :