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Central Agency of Social Security Associations / ACOSS

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Definition

The central agency of Social security associations is the national office of the Collection branch of the Social security's general regime. It unites 88 URSSAF branches in metropolitan France, 4 CGSSs (general Social security offices) in overseas departments, a Social security office in Mayotte and the common Social security office in Lozère.

Cash flow management is the historic core business of the ACOSS. It manages the cash pool of the Social security general regime and that of other partners.

The Collection branch (ACOSS and URSSAF) performs a public service mission :

* the collection and distribution to recipients of the contributions essentially intended to pay for Social security benefits ;
* the management of Social security cash flow.

Note

Increasingly, it acts on behalf of third parties such as the Old Age Solidarity Fund (FSV), the Social Debt Repayment Fund (CADES), the UNEDIC unemployment compensation regime and the system of top-up pensions and obligatory welfare cover for private individuals who employ people, transport syndicates and certain training funds.