Social security, which includes both contributory and non-contributory schemes, is defined in Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council to include the following branches: (a) sickness benefits; (b) maternity and equivalent paternity benefits; (c) invalidity benefits; (d) old-age benefits; (e) survivors' benefits; (f) benefits in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases; (g) death grants; (h) unemployment benefits; (i) pre-retirement benefits; (j) family benefits.
Socijalna sigurnost, koja uključuje doprinosne i nedoprinosne sustave, definirana je Uredbom (EZ) br. 883/2004 Europskog parlamenta i Vijeća i uključuje sljedeće grane: (a) davanja za slučaj bolesti; (b) davanja za majčinstvo i istovjetna davanja za očinstvo; (c) invalidska davanja; (d) davanja za slučaj starosti; (e) davanja za nadživjele osobe; (f) davanja za ozljede na radu i profesionalne bolesti; (g) posmrtna pripomoć; (h) davanja za nezaposlenost; (i) predmirovinska davanja; (j) obiteljska davanja.