Where can you obtain your social insurance number or bonus number?
To ensure that the relevant data and the granting of bonuses can be assigned to the respective 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.
Social security number = bonus number
For persons who already have a social security number, this is used as the Riester bonus number. Anyone in employment subject to social security contributions receives a social security number. This is used to register with the pension insurance provider, and later the pension is paid out using this number.
When the employer reports the start of employment (including mini-jobs) to the health insurance company or mini-job centre, a social security number is usually automatically assigned to the employee by the pension insurance provider. The pension insurance number is usually entered as the social security number in the social security card.
What should I do if I don't have a social security number?
If you do not yet have a social security number and are employed in a job subject to social security contributions, you can apply for the social security number through your health insurance company.
Civil servants, judges and professional soldiers must apply for their bonus number
Civil servants, judges and professional 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 social security number. Therefore, all civil servants who have not received a social security 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 corresponding form for applying for a bonus number or for the declaration of consent.
