SwitzerlandÉtat social, travail et vie quotidienne 4 · Welfare, work and everyday life
How was the 13th AVS old-age pension payment (13e rente AVS) decided?
In the exam (French)
Comment la 13e rente de vieillesse AVS a-t-elle été décidée ?
- aThe cantons each wrote it into their own constitutions in 2024.Les cantons l'ont inscrite chacun dans leur propre constitution en 2024.
- bThe Federal Council introduced it alone by ordinance in 2024.Le Conseil fédéral l'a introduite seul par une ordonnance en 2024.
- cThe Federal Supreme Court imposed it on the Confederation in a ruling in 2024.Le Tribunal fédéral l'a imposée à la Confédération par un arrêt en 2024.
- dThe people and the cantons accepted a popular initiative in 2024.Le peuple et les cantons ont accepté une initiative populaire en 2024.Correct answer
Why?
On 3 March 2024, the people and the cantons accepted the popular initiative for a 13th AVS pension payment. People who receive an AVS old-age pension get it once a year as an extra payment, for the first time in December 2026.
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What are supplementary benefits (prestations complémentaires, PC) for?Correct answer:To help people with an AVS or AI pension who do not have enough to live on.
À quoi servent les prestations complémentaires (PC) ? — À aider les personnes avec une rente AVS ou AI qui n'ont pas assez pour vivre.
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Which principle applies in invalidity insurance (assurance-invalidité, AI)?Correct answer:Rehabilitation comes before a pension.
Quel principe s'applique dans l'assurance-invalidité (AI) ? — La réadaptation prime la rente.
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For an employee, how are the contributions to the pension fund shared?Correct answer:The employer pays at least as much as the employees.
Pour une personne salariée, comment les cotisations à la caisse de pension sont-elles réparties ? — L'employeur paie au moins autant que les personnes salariées.
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What is one advantage of pillar 3a (pilier 3a)?Correct answer:You can deduct the payments from your taxes, up to a maximum amount.
Quel est un avantage du pilier 3a ? — On peut déduire les versements des impôts, jusqu'à un montant maximal.
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Our own practice questions, written in French on the facts of the Federal Constitution and official information from the Confederation and the cantons of Vaud and Geneva. They are not the questions of the cantonal tests, and no text from the official cantonal or communal lists is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in French. We are not affiliated with the Confederation, the cantons or the communes.
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