SwitzerlandÉtat social, travail et vie quotidienne 5 · Welfare, work and everyday life
What are supplementary benefits (prestations complémentaires, PC) for?
In the exam (French)
À quoi servent les prestations complémentaires (PC) ?
- aTo replace family allowances for families with children.À remplacer les allocations familiales pour les familles avec enfants.
- bTo pay all retired people a bonus every year.À verser à tous les retraités un bonus chaque année.
- cTo help working people who want to do further training.À aider les personnes actives qui veulent suivre une formation continue.
- dTo help people with an AVS or AI pension who do not have enough to live on.À aider les personnes avec une rente AVS ou AI qui n'ont pas assez pour vivre.Correct answer
Why?
Supplementary benefits help when the pension and other income do not cover basic living costs. They are a right; the Confederation and the cantons pay for them with tax money.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in French, as shown above.
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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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