Social Security

The state social security (SSS) is a form of organized material protection of employed persons in case of deprivation of income. The main source of the security law that consolidates the social security legislation into a single legal act is the Social Security Code (SSC).

• mandatory nature and generality of the social security;
• solidarity of the insured persons;
• equal standing of the insured persons;
• social dialogue in the social security system administration;
• funds organization of the social security resources;

Insured persons

1. According to this Code the following persons are insured mandatory for common diseases and maternity, disability due to common disease, old age and decease, labor accidents, professional disease and unemployment.


2. Workers and employees, who are hired by one or more employers for not longer than 5 working days (40 hours) during a calendar month, are insured mandatory for disability, old age and decease, as well as for labor accidents and professional disease.


3. Mandatory insurance for disability due to common disease for old age and decease.


4. Persons commissioned abroad by a Bulgarian agent can pay social security contributions for disability on the grounds of common disease, old age and decease on a selected social security income between the minimal and maximal monthly amount of the social security income set out by the Act on the State Social Security Budget.


5. The spouse of a long-term commissioned employee to a diplomatic office during the term of office can be insured at her/his will and expense for disability due to common disease, for old age or for decease or for common disease and maternity, disability due to common disease, old age and decease on a selected monthly security income between the minimal and the maximal amount of the social security income for self-insured persons set out by the Act on State Social Security Budget for the respective year.

Amount of the social security contributions for the state social security (SSS), for the supplementary mandatory pension insurance (SMPI) – by types of insured persons and distribution among social security contributor and insured person. See the table for 2009.

Social security income

The income on which social security contributions must be paid comprises of all the remunerations, including the accrued and non-paid other income from labor activity.