institution
Department of Social Protection
States and municipalities deliver much social care; the department operates federal cash entitlements and national standards.
ID
INST-SOCIAL-PROTECTION-DEPARTMENTAliases Benefits DepartmentParent body: Federal Executive Council
- Type
- institution
- Jurisdiction
- federal income support, pensions and disability standards
- Status
- active
- Head
- Minister for Social Protection
- Deputy
- Minister of State for Pensions and Disability
- Appointment
- INST-FEDERAL-EXECUTIVE-COUNCIL
- Dismissal
- Prime Minister through the Federal Executive Council
- Reports to
- INST-PARLIAMENT
- Oversight
- House Social Protection Committee
- Founded
- 1956