Premium subsidies: who gets them, canton by canton
In 2025, 2’637’372 people in Switzerland received a premium subsidy, 29.1% of all insured. The Confederation and the cantons paid CHF 7.30 billion, on average CHF 2’770 per recipient per year (61.3% of the mean premium). The share is highest in Geneva (44.1%) and lowest in Basel-Landschaft (19.7%). Each canton decides who qualifies: income limits and procedure are cantonal; some cantons pay automatically, others only on application.
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Where to apply for a premium subsidy
Your canton’s office according to the FOPH (priminfo). It publishes the income limits, deadlines and the application form.
- Aargau: SVA Aargau, Kyburgerstrasse 15, 5001 Aarau · 062 836 81 81 · sva-ag.ch/pv
- Appenzell Inner Rhodes: Gesundheitsamt, Hoferbad 2, 9050 Appenzell · 071 788 92 50 · ai.ch
- Appenzell Outer Rhodes: Sozialversicherungen Appenzell, Ausserrhoden, Neue Steig 15, 9102 Herisau · 071 354 51 51 · sovar.ch
- Basel-Landschaft: SVA Basel-Landschaft, Hauptstrasse 109, 4102 Binningen · 061 425 25 254 · sva-bl.ch
- Basel-Stadt: Kanton Basel-Stadt, Amt für Sozialbeiträge, Prämienverbilligung, Grenzacherstrasse 62, 4058 Basel · 061 267 87 11 · asb.bs.ch
- Bern: Amt für Sozialversicherungen, Prämienverbilligung, Forelstrasse 1, 3072 Ostermundigen · 031 636 45 00 · asv.dij.be.ch
- Fribourg: Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Freiburg, Impasse de la Colline 1, Postfach 176, 1762 Givisiez · 026 426 77 00 · ecasfr.ch
- Geneva: Service de l’assurance-maladie, Route de Frontenex 62, 1207 Genève · 022 546 19 00 · ge.ch
- Glarus: Kantonale Steuerverwaltung, Fachstelle IPV, Hauptstrasse 11, 8750 Glarus · 055 646 61 55 · gl.ch
- Grisons: SVA Graubünden, Ottostrasse 24, Postfach, 7001 Chur · 081 257 41 11 · sva.gr.ch
- Jura: Caisse de compensation du Jura, Rue Bel-Air 3, Case postale 368, 2350 Saignelégier · 032 952 11 29 · ecasjura.ch
- Lucerne: WAS Wirtschaft Arbeit Soziales, Ausgleichskasse Luzern, Langsägestrasse 13, 6010 Kriens · 041 209 01 51 · was-luzern.ch/ak
- Neuchâtel: Office de l’assurance-maladie, et des bourses d’études, Rue de Tivoli 28, Case postale 1, 2002 Neuchâtel 2 · 032 889 66 30 · ne.ch
- Nidwalden: Ausgleichskasse Nidwalden, Stansstaderstrasse 88, Postfach, 6371 Stans · 041 618 51 00 · aknw.ch
- Obwalden: Ausgleichskasse Obwalden, Brünigstrasse 144, 6060 Sarnen · 041 666 27 50 · akow.ch/ipv
- Schaffhausen: SVA Schaffhausen, Oberstadt 9, 8200 Schaffhausen · 052 632 61 11 · svash.ch
- Schwyz: SVA Schwyz, Rubiswilstrasse 8, Postfach, 6431 Schwyz · 041 819 04 25 · sva-sz.ch
- Solothurn: Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Solothurn, Allmendweg 6, 4528 Zuchwil · 032 686 22 09 · akso.ch
- St. Gallen: SVA St. Gallen, Brauerstrasse 54, 9016 St. Gallen · 071 282 61 91 · svasg.ch/ipv
- Thurgau: Krankenkassenkontrollstelle der Wohngemeinde, Amt für Gesundheit, Promenadenstrasse 16, 8510 Frauenfeld · 058 345 68 40 · gesundheit.tg.ch
- Ticino: Ufficio delle prestazioni, Servizio sussidi assicurazione malattia, Viale Stazione 28a, 6500 Bellinzona · 091 821 93 11 · ti.ch
- Uri: Sozialversicherungsstelle Uri, Dätwylerstrasse 11, 6460 Altdorf · 041 874 50 10 · svsuri.ch
- Valais: Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Wallis, Av. Pratifori 22, Postfach 180, 1951 Sitten · 027 607 55 00 · ahvwallis.ch
- Vaud: Office vaudois de l'assurance-maladie, Rte des Plaines-du-Loup 1, 1014 Lausanne · 021 557 47 47 · vd.ch
- Zug: Ausgleichskasse Zug, Baarerstrasse 11, Postfach, 6302 Zug · 041 560 47 00 · akzug.ch/ipv
- Zurich: SVA Zürich, Röntgenstrasse 17, Postfach, 8087 Zürich · 044 448 53 75 · svazurich.ch
Premium subsidies 2025 by canton
Recipients = share of insured people receiving a subsidy. Per recipient = average amount per year. % of premium = average amount as a percentage of the mean premium per insured person. Canton share = the canton’s share of the funding (rest: Confederation).
| Canton | Recipients | Per recipient (CHF/yr) | % of premium | Canton share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 29.1% | 2’770 | 61.3% | 51.3% |
| Geneva | 44.1% | 3’298 | 58.0% | 68.6% |
| Vaud | 37.9% | 3’140 | 62.3% | 66.9% |
| Schaffhausen | 36.4% | 2’282 | 52.5% | 51.8% |
| Uri | 32.3% | 1’477 | 42.5% | 19.7% |
| Zurich | 32.3% | 2’681 | 61.5% | 55.0% |
| Grisons | 32.2% | 1’980 | 50.0% | 40.5% |
| Ticino | 31.7% | 3’804 | 67.8% | 67.5% |
| Appenzell Inner Rhodes | 31.1% | 1’527 | 49.7% | 18.9% |
| Nidwalden | 27.9% | 1’706 | 45.7% | 18.7% |
| Lucerne | 27.6% | 2’119 | 54.3% | 34.6% |
| Fribourg | 27.1% | 2’456 | 57.5% | 42.6% |
| Aargau | 26.8% | 2’222 | 52.6% | 35.1% |
| Solothurn | 26.5% | 2’785 | 61.6% | 48.1% |
| Glarus | 26.4% | 2’305 | 56.7% | 37.1% |
| Valais | 26.3% | 2’552 | 60.5% | 44.2% |
| Basel-Stadt | 25.9% | 4’070 | 74.3% | 57.4% |
| Jura | 25.7% | 3’107 | 62.5% | 50.1% |
| Bern | 25.6% | 2’447 | 53.1% | 38.1% |
| Schwyz | 24.3% | 2’284 | 58.9% | 30.5% |
| Obwalden | 23.8% | 2’370 | 65.4% | 32.1% |
| Zug | 23.4% | 2’524 | 68.0% | 34.3% |
| Neuchâtel | 23.3% | 3’776 | 73.4% | 55.7% |
| St. Gallen | 22.2% | 2’690 | 68.3% | 35.4% |
| Thurgau | 20.4% | 2’955 | 73.8% | 35.9% |
| Appenzell Outer Rhodes | 20.3% | 3’188 | 81.8% | 40.5% |
| Basel-Landschaft | 19.7% | 3’493 | 68.5% | 40.9% |
Premium subsidies in Switzerland since 1996
Amounts paid per year in CHF billion (Confederation and cantons).
Frequently asked questions
Who is entitled to a premium subsidy?
People of modest means. Each canton sets its own income limits and procedure. For children and young adults in education from low- and middle-income families, cantons must reduce the premium by at least 80% and 50% respectively (Health Insurance Act).
How do I apply for a premium subsidy?
At the office of your canton of residence (list on this page). Some cantons check entitlement automatically from tax data; in others you must apply; deadlines are cantonal.
How is the subsidy paid?
The canton pays the amount directly to your health insurer; your premium bill is reduced accordingly.
Calculate the 2027 premium for your commune →
Health insurer comparison 2027 by premium region →
Health insurance premiums 1996–2027 →
FOPH note: figures are incomplete in some cantons and therefore also for Switzerland. Excludes cantonal payments for unpaid premiums. Data: Statistics of compulsory health insurance 2025.
Source: BAG, Statistik der obligatorischen Krankenversicherung (T 4.01–4.08) · priminfo.admin.ch · SLI-2026-10-03.32
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