Employees and self‑employed persons are automatically insured once employment starts. Employers handle registration and pay contributions on behalf of their employees.
Austria’s social security system
Austria provides comprehensive social protection for all people living and/or working in the country. The social security system provides financial and medical protection in different life situations, including:
Prevention & health promotion
Sickness & medical treatment
Accidents & work‑related injuries
Incapacity for work/invalidity
Maternity
Unemployment
Old age, retirement & survivors’ pensions
Long‑term care
Social assistance
Health services for insured persons
All insured persons have access to a broad range of services, including:
Medical care
- General practitioners and specialists
- Hospitals and outpatient clinics
- Contract partners in all federal provinces
- Diagnostics, medication, therapies
Prevention & health promotion
- Health resort stays & rehabilitation
- Medical check‑ups & preventive examinations
- Vaccinations (according to Austrian programmes)
- BVAEB health programmes (e.g. nutrition, exercise, nicotine cessation)
Rehabilitation & health resort stays
- Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation
- Convalescence & recovery program
- Specialised centres for cardiovascular, metabolic, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions
Detailed information available in BVAEB inForm – performance overview (PDF, 4 MB)
Contact & Services
Service number
Please note
English‑language support depends on staff availability.