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.

Keypunch operators at work, of the U.S. Social Security Administration
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)
 
See also
- Ministry of Employment (disambiguation)
 - Ministry of Health
 - Ministry of Labor
 - Ministry of Welfare (disambiguation)
 - Social security
 - Social Security Administration
 
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