Amt für Sozialbeiträge

Name

Amt für Sozialbeiträge

Legal name

Amt für Sozialbeiträge

Website

https://asb.bs.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Benefit Distribution: ASB is a government agency that distributes social welfare benefits, not a revenue-generating entity. The annual volume of contributions distributed is approximately half a billion Swiss francs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Amt für Sozialbeiträge (ASB) is the cantonal government agency of Kanton Basel-Stadt that administers and distributes means-tested social welfare benefits to residents living in modest economic circumstances. Core offerings include health insurance premium subsidies, supplementary benefits to AHV/IV for retirees, housing/rent allowances, alimony assistance and advance payments, disability assistance, victim support following criminal offenses, and bridge benefits for unemployed persons aged 60+. Annual benefit disbursements total approximately CHF 500 million.

Product overview

Amt für Sozialbeiträge (ASB) is a government social benefits agency within the Department of Economics, Social Affairs and Environment of Canton Basel-Stadt. It operates as part of the Social Insurance Association Basel-Stadt alongside the compensation fund and IV office. The agency manages a portfolio of social welfare services including premium reductions for health insurance, alimony assistance, rent subsidies, supplementary benefits for retirees, disability assistance, victim support, and bridge benefits for older unemployed persons. An annual contribution volume of approximately half a billion francs supports approximately 390 employees serving around 15,500 supplementary benefit recipients, 30,000 premium reduction beneficiaries, 2,200 subsidized households, and 2,500 persons with disabilities. A recent digital transformation initiative introduced a digital mailbox service for electronic document submission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prämienverbilligung (Premium Reduction) Cantonal subsidy program that pays part of mandatory health insurance premiums for Basel-Stadt residents living in modest economic circumstances; approximately 30,000 persons currently benefit.
• Alimentenhilfe (Alimony Assistance) Support services for persons who do not receive alimony payments on time, in full, or at all, providing collection assistance, advance payments, and index calculations; approximately 1,200 persons use the service.
• Mietbeiträge (Rent Subsidies) Financial housing assistance for families, single-person, or couple households in modest economic circumstances under the cantonal Rent Subsidy Act; approximately 2,200 households receive subsidies.
• Ergänzungsleistungen (Supplementary Benefits) Supplementary benefits to AHV/IV pensions for retirees in financially modest circumstances whose pension and other income do not cover minimum living costs; approximately 15,500 persons receive these benefits.
• Behindertenhilfe (Disability Assistance) Services for adults with disabilities including ambulatory or stationary residential support (approximately 2,500 persons), accompanied workplaces (990 persons), and daytime activities (approximately 500 persons).
• Mietbeiträge für rollstuhlgängiges Wohnen (Wheelchair-Accessible Housing Subsidies) Rental assistance for individuals dependent on wheelchairs to help afford wheelchair-accessible housing in Canton Basel-Stadt.
• Opferhilfe (Victim Assistance) Support services for persons physically, psychologically, or sexually harmed by criminal offenses in Switzerland, and their relatives; the program issues annual reports documenting assistance provided.
• Überbrückungsleistungen für ältere Arbeitslose (Bridge Benefits for Older Unemployed) Benefits for unemployed individuals aged 60 or older who are not yet receiving a pension, helping cover living costs including medical expenses; currently utilized by 34 persons.
• Krankenversicherungspflicht (Health Insurance Obligation) Enforcement and administration of the mandatory health insurance enrollment requirement for Swiss residents and foreign nationals holding residence permits in Canton Basel-Stadt.
• Digitaler Briefkasten (Digital Mailbox) Digital platform enabling Basel-Stadt residents to submit changes to existing social benefits and upload required supporting documents electronically through an online portal.
• LIV Leben in Vielfalt (LIV Living in Diversity) Program supporting diversity and inclusion initiatives within the social benefits framework administered by the Amt für Sozialbeiträge.

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ausgleichskasse (Compensation Fund)coreOthersPart of the Sozialversicherungsverbund Basel-Stadt (Social Insurance Association Basel-Stadt). ASB, Ausgleichskasse, and IV-Stelle together form the integrated social insurance system of Canton Basel-Stadt.
• IV-Stelle (Disability Insurance Office)coreOthersPart of the Sozialversicherungsverbund Basel-Stadt (Social Insurance Association Basel-Stadt). Together with ASB and Ausgleichskasse forms the integrated social insurance system of Canton Basel-Stadt.
• Sozialversicherungsverbund Basel-Stadt (SVVBS)coreOthersUmbrella organization for social insurance institutions in Basel-Stadt, comprising ASB, Ausgleichskasse, and IV-Stelle. ASB operates under the Department for Economics, Social Affairs and Environment (Departement für Wirtschaft, Soziales und Umwelt).
• Departement für Wirtschaft, Soziales und Umwelt (WSU)coreOthersParent department of ASB within Canton Basel-Stadt government. WSU oversees economic, social, and environmental policy and services.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen (BSV): Swiss federal authority overseeing social insurance nationwide, including the legal frameworks (ELG, AHVG, IVG) under which ASB operates. Sets policy, supervises cantonal implementation, and co-funds supplementary benefits — a hierarchical rather than competitive relationship.

Direct peers

• Ausgleichskasse Basel-Stadt: Sister organization within SVVBS that administers AHV/IV/EO contributions and benefits. Operates the contributory social insurance side while ASB handles means-tested benefits; together they form the integrated Basel-Stadt social insurance system.
• IV-Stelle Basel-Stadt: Disability insurance office within SVVBS, handling IV benefit claims and integration measures for Basel-Stadt residents with disabilities. Direct operational peer for disability-related cases that complement ASB's Behindertenhilfe services.
• Amt für Sozialhilfe Basel-Stadt (Sozialhilfe): Direct peer within Canton Basel-Stadt's WSU department. Administers social assistance (rather than contributory social benefits), serving overlapping low-income Basel-Stadt populations with means-tested cash and in-kind support. Highly comparable in mandate and target population, though focused on a different benefit category.

Regional players

• Sozialamt Kanton Zürich: Cantonal social welfare administration for Canton Zürich. Operates with comparable mandate (premium subsidies, supplementary benefits, disability assistance, rent support) but for a much larger population (~1.5M residents). Direct functional peer with different geographic scope.
• Direction de la santé et des affaires sociales Genève (DSAS): Geneva cantonal authority administering social insurance benefits and welfare programs for Geneva residents. Operates the equivalent cantonal function to ASB under different administrative structure, serving French-speaking Swiss population with similar benefit portfolio.
• Sozialamt Kanton Bern: Bern cantonal social welfare administration handling supplementary benefits, premium subsidies, and disability assistance for Canton Bern residents. Comparable mandate with larger geographic scale and different demographic profile.

Others

• Gebäudeversicherung Basel-Stadt (GVBS): Another autonomous public-law entity of Canton Basel-Stadt operating in insurance-adjacent territory (cantonal property insurance). Not a direct competitor but illustrates the canton's pattern of using specialized public entities to deliver insurance-style services to residents.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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