Question 154 of 350 · Pension provision
What does the abbreviation IV stand for?
Was bedeutet die Abkürzung IV?
Correct answer: D
Why
IV means Invalidenversicherung (invalidity insurance). Together with the AHV, it belongs to the first pillar.
Common mistakes
- A: Interessensvertretung (representation of interests)
- A representation of interests is, for example, an association. But the abbreviation IV means the insurance.
Topic
AHV, IV and supplementary benefits
The AHV is the most important social insurance in Switzerland. AHV stands for old-age and survivors' insurance. It pays a pension in old age. It also pays the survivors: these are widows, widowers and orphans when someone dies. The AHV is compulsory for everyone who lives or works in Switzerland.
Living in Switzerland · Pension provision
Sources
Official question of the Canton of Zurich (Gemeindeamt, May 2025). Translation and explanation: Swiss Passport.