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Question 145 of 350 · Pension provision

What does AHV stand for?

Was bedeutet AHV?

Correct answer: A

  1. AAlters- und Hinterlassenenversicherung (old-age and survivors' insurance)Alters- und Hinterlassenenversicherung
  2. BAuto- und Heimreiseversicherung (car and home travel insurance)Auto- und Heimreiseversicherung
  3. CArbeits- und Haushaltsversicherung (work and household insurance)Arbeits- und Haushaltsversicherung
  4. DAmt für Hausverwaltung (office for property management)Amt für Hausverwaltung

Why

AHV stands for Alters- und Hinterlassenenversicherung (old-age and survivors' insurance). It pays pensions in old age and to widows, widowers and orphans.

Common mistakes

C: Arbeits- und Haushaltsversicherung (work and household insurance)
The AHV has nothing to do with household work. «H» stands for Hinterlassene (survivors).

Topic

AHV, IV and supplementary benefits

The AHV is the most important social insurance in Switzerland. AHV stands for old-age and survivors' insurance. It pays a pension in old age. It also pays the survivors: these are widows, widowers and orphans when someone dies. The AHV is compulsory for everyone who lives or works in Switzerland.

Living in Switzerland · Pension provision

Sources

Official question of the Canton of Zurich (Gemeindeamt, May 2025). Translation and explanation: Swiss Passport.