SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202433592
Government social benefits official
Government social benefits official advises individuals and organisations on government laws, rules and regulations concerning government benefit programmes and the determination and disbursement of payments or referral to services, as well as on the public’s rights and obligations. He/she aids clients in the applications for benefits such as sickness, maternity, pensions, invalidity, unemployment and family benefits. He/she may investigate the client’s right to benefits and suggest an appropriate course of action.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Government social benefits official advises individuals and organisations on government laws, rules and regulations concerning government benefit programmes and the determination and disbursement of payments or referral to services, as well as on the public’s rights and obligations. He/she aids clients in the applications for benefits such as sickness, maternity, pensions, invalidity, unemployment and family benefits. He/she may investigate the client’s right to benefits and suggest an appropriate course of action.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Social benefits officer
Elsewhere
No exclusion examples found.
Hierarchy context
Correspondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 33592 — Government social benefits official
ISCO-08
- 3353 — Government social benefits officials
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.