Social security in Germany

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Social security in Germany is codified on the Sozialgesetzbuch (German: [zoˈt͡si̯aːlɡəˌzɛt͡sbuːx] ^ⓘ, SGB [ɛsɡeːˈbeː] ^ⓘ), or the "Social Code", contains 12 main parts, including the following,

• Unemployment insurance and public employment agencies (SGB II^[1] and III^[2])
• Health insurance (SGB V^[3])
• Old age, widow's/widower's, orphans and disability pension insurance (SGB VI^[4])
• Invalidity insurance (SGB VII^[5] and IX^[6])
• Child support (SGB VIII^[7])
• Social care (SGB XI^[8])