title: Ministry of Social Security
text: # Ministry of Social Security
  
  A ministry of social security or department of social security is a government entity responsible for social security affairs. It may be a ministry office, a department, or, as in the United States, a nominally independent agency.
  
  Notable ones are:
  
  * Ministry of Labor and Social Security (Argentina)
  * Department of Social Security (Australia) (defunct)
  * Ministry of Social Security (Brazil)
  * Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (China)
  * Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia)
  * Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (East Timor)
  * Federal Ministry for Health and Social Security (Germany)
  * Ministry of Labor, Social Security, and Welfare (Greece)
  * Ministry of Welfare (Iceland)
  * Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)
  * Ministry of Welfare and Social Security (Iran)
  * Ministry of Labor and Social Security (Jamaica)
  * Ministry of Social Security and Labor (Lithuania)
  * Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands)
  * Social Security System (Philippines)
  * Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration (Spain)
  * Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)
  * Ministry of Labor and Social Security (Turkey)
  * Department for Work and Pensions (UK)
  * Department of Social Security, UK (defunct)
  * Social Security Administration (United States)
  