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.
Sotsiaalkaitse, mis hõlmab nii osamakselisi kui ka mitteosamakselisi skeeme, on määratletud Euroopa Parlamendi ja nõukogu määruses (EÜ) nr 883/2004 ning sisaldab järgmisi harusid: a) haigushüvitised; b) sünnitus- ja rasedushüvitised ning nendega samaväärsed isadushüvitised; c) invaliidsushüvitised; d) vanadushüvitised; e) toitjakaotushüvitised; f) tööõnnetus- ja kutsehaigushüvitised; g) matusetoetused; h) töötushüvitised; i) eelpensionihüvitised; j) perehüvitised.