(2022)
Where can you obtain your social insurance number or bonus number?
To ensure that the relevant data and the granting of bonuses are assigned to the correct person, each person entitled to Riester funding receives a Riester bonus number, under which the stored data is managed as part of the bonus account.
National Insurance number = Bonus number
For individuals who already have a National Insurance number, this is used as the Riester bonus number. Anyone in employment subject to social insurance contributions receives a National Insurance number. This number is used to register with the pension insurance provider and later receive pension payments.
When an employer reports the start of employment (including mini-jobs) to the health insurance company or mini-job centre, a National Insurance number is usually automatically assigned to the employee by the pension insurance provider. The pension insurance number is generally entered as the National Insurance number on the social security card.
What should I do if I don't have a National Insurance number?
If you do not yet have a National Insurance number and are employed in a job subject to social insurance contributions, you can apply for the National Insurance number through your health insurance company.
Civil servants, judges and career soldiers must apply for their bonus number
Civil servants, judges and career soldiers receive their pension in the form of retirement benefits from their employer. They are therefore not registered with the pension insurance providers and do not receive a National Insurance number. Therefore, all civil servants who have not received a National Insurance number before their civil service (for example, because they have never worked as an employee) must apply for a Riester bonus number.
The employer or salary office provides a form for applying for a bonus number or for the declaration of consent.
