social security - FOD Sociale Zekerheid

D. Civil servantsFor civil servants who are not employed by a local or provincial administration, the authoritythat employs them finances the social allowances itself. These civil servants only have to pay apersonal contribution of 7.5% for survivor's pensions and 3.55% for the medical care sector. Thesecond contribution is raised with an employer's contribution (3.86%) and is transferred to theRSZ - ONSS.The National Office for the social security of the local and provincial administrations (RSZPPO -ONSSAPL) is competent for the members of the staff of the provincial and local administrations.The employers enumerated in article 32 of the coordinated laws on family benefits are legallyaffiliated with the RSZPPO - ONSSAPL. This office collects the following contributions:- The social security contributions due by virtue of the law of 29 June 1981 concerning thegeneral principles of the social security scheme for salaried workers. For the statutorystaff members, only the contribution for the sickness and invalidity insurance (sectormedical care) is due, the employer's contribution amounts to 3.80% and the employee'scontribution to 3.55%. For the contractual staff members, contributions are due for thesickness and invalidity insurance (sector medical care and invalidity benefits), for thepension scheme and for the unemployment scheme: here the employer's contributionamounts to 16.47% and the employee's contribution amounts to 13.07%.- The specific social security contributions for the local sector. These are exclusivelyemployer's contributions due for the sectors family benefits (5.25%) and occupationaldiseases (0.17%).The RSZPPO - ONSSAPL also collects:- the wage moderation contribution that amounts to 5.67% of the employee's wage andto 5.67% of the total amount of the payable employer's contributions;- the child care contribution (employer's contribution: 0.05%);- the pension contribution due by the administrations whose statutory staff membersare affiliated with the common pension scheme of the RSZPPO – ONSSAPL or with thescheme of the administrations newly affiliated with the Office, for the statutory staffmembers of the local administrations affiliated with these schemes. The contributionrate is fixed annually by the RSZPP – ONSSAPL and amounts for 2007 to 7.5% (employee'scontribution) and 20% (employer's contribution) for the common pension scheme andto 7.5% (employee's contribution) and 27% (employer's contribution) for the scheme ofthe administrations newly affiliated with the Office.The (non-statutory) contractual staff members of local and provincial administrations are subjectto the general salaried persons' scheme.15