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Unclaimed benefits & grants in Switzerland

69 real support programmes from national, regional and city bodies — each with the published eligibility rules, an official source and the date we last checked it. 10 of them pay out automatically; the other 59 need an application.

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Human-verified
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Business & self-employment 11Education & training 16Work & employment 9Energy & utilities 4Family & children 17Health & care 7Housing & rent 3Income support 16Tax relief 6Transport 3

Family & children

17 family & children programmes
Orphan's and child pensions (AHV/IV) Waisenrente und Kinderrente der AHV/IV · Ausgleichskassen AHV/IV ●●●● Not human-checked Maternity allowance (EO) Mutterschaftsentschädigung (MSE) / Allocation de maternité (EO/APG) · Ausgleichskassen (Erwerbsersatzordnung EO) ●●●● Verified

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Income support

16 income support programmes
Old-age pension (AHV/AVS, 1st pillar) Altersrente der AHV / Rent de vieillesse AVS · Ausgleichskassen AHV (Bund/Kantone) ●●●● Verified Disability pension (IV/AI) Invalidenrente der IV / Rente d'invalidité AI · IV-Stellen / Ausgleichskassen ●●●● Verified

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Education & training

16 education & training programmes
Cantonal scholarships and education loans Kantonale Stipendien und Darlehen / Bourses et prêts d'études cantonaux · Kantonale Stipendienämter ●●●● Verified City of Zurich education scholarships Ausbildungsstipendien der Stadt Zürich · Stadt Zürich (Sozialdepartement) ●●●● Verified

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Business & self-employment

11 business & self-employment programmes
Innosuisse innovation projects with implementation partners Innosuisse Innovationsprojekte mit Umsetzungspartner · Innosuisse (Schweizerische Agentur für Innovationsförderung) ●●●● Verified Innosuisse start-up coaching and entrepreneurship training Innosuisse Start-up Coaching und Mentoring · Innosuisse ●●●● Verified

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Work & employment

9 work & employment programmes
IV vocational reintegration measures Berufliche Eingliederungsmassnahmen der IV · Invalidenversicherung (IV) ●●●● Not human-checked Income replacement for military, civilian service and civil protection (EO) Erwerbsersatz für Dienstleistende (Militär, Zivildienst, Zivilschutz) / APG · Ausgleichskassen (Erwerbsersatzordnung EO) ●●●● Not human-checked

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Health & care

7 health & care programmes
EL coverage of illness and disability costs EL: Vergütung von Krankheits- und Behinderungskosten · Kantonale Ausgleichskassen ●●●● Not human-checked IV contributions to assistive devices Beiträge der IV an Hilfsmittel · Invalidenversicherung (IV) ●●●● Not human-checked

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Tax relief

6 tax relief programmes
Pillar 3a tax deduction Steuerabzug Säule 3a (gebundene Vorsorge) / Déduction fiscale 3e pilier · Bund/Kantone (ESTV, BVV3) ●●●● Verified Child deduction (direct federal tax) Kinderabzug bei der direkten Bundessteuer / Déduction pour enfants (IFD) · Bund (DBG) / kantonale Steuerverwaltungen ●●●● Not human-checked

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Energy & utilities

4 energy & utilities programmes
The Buildings Programme (energy renovation subsidies) Das Gebäudeprogramm (Bund und Kantone) / Programme Bâtiments · Bund und Kantone (finanziert aus der CO2-Abgabe) ●●●● Verified One-off photovoltaic investment grant (Pronovo) Einmalvergütung für Photovoltaik (EIV) / Rétribution unique (RU) · Pronovo AG (im Auftrag des BFE) ●●●● Verified

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Housing & rent

3 housing & rent programmes
Cantonal home ownership support Wohneigentumsförderung der Kantone / Encouragement cantonal à la propriété du logement · Kantone (Wohnbauämter) ●●●● Not human-checked Subsidised municipal housing (City of Zurich) Kostengünstige Wohnungen der Stadt Zürich · Stadt Zürich (Amt für Wohnungswesen) ●●●● Not human-checked

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Transport

3 transport programmes
Half Fare travelcard (SBB, private discount) Halbtax-Abo (SBB / öV) · SBB und öV-Branche (Alliance SwissPass) ●●●● Verified Junior travelcard and Children's co-travel card Junior-Karte und Mitnahmekarte (SBB / öV) · SBB und öV-Branche (Alliance SwissPass) ●●●● Not human-checked

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Regions covered: Basel-Stadt · Bern · Genève · Luzern · St. Gallen · Ticino · Valais · Vaud · Zürich. City and regional schemes are the ones people miss most — if yours isn't listed, the national programmes above still apply.