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Social safety net: who to support after the 2027 federal cuts

The Federal Council's relief package 2027 proposes to cut CHF 70.3m a year by 2029 from social safety net. Here is what the cut means, and Zewo-certified charities in every canton that work on it.

What is cut

  • CHF 67m The socio-demographic burden equalisation is cut by about a quarter. It pays cantons with high social costs (poverty, old age, foreign population, city centres); 10 cantons lose money. (measure 55)
  • CHF 0.3m Federal training grants for staff of victim support services end; cantons must pay for the training themselves. (measure 38)
  • CHF 3m Organisations that host civilian service workers no longer get federal grants for it, which may mean fewer placements, for example in social care and nature conservation. (measure 25)
No.Measure (official title)202720282029
55Finanzausgleich: Kürzung des soziodemografischen Lastenausgleichs und Schaffung eines temporären HärtefallausgleichsCHF 67mCHF 67mCHF 67m
38Verzicht auf Ausbildungsbeiträge OpferhilfeCHF 0.3mCHF 0.3mCHF 0.3m
25Verzicht auf Entschädigungen an Einsatzbetriebe für Einsätze von ZivildienstpflichtigenCHF 3mCHF 3mCHF 3m

Charities by canton

Zewo-certified organisations that work in the canton or are based there. Each canton's guide has their details and donation links.

  • Zurich: Winterhilfe Zürich, Caritas Zürich, FIZ Fachstelle Frauenhandel und Frauenmigration
  • Bern: Caritas Bern, Caritas Jura, Graines de Paix
  • Lucerne: Tragwerk Luzern, Winterhilfe Luzern, Caritas Schweiz
  • Uri: Winterhilfe Uri
  • Schwyz: Winterhilfe Schwyz
  • Fribourg: Caritas Freiburg, Secours d’hiver du canton de Fribourg, Graines de Paix
  • Appenzell Ausserrhoden: Winterhilfe Appenzell AR
  • St. Gallen: Winterhilfe St. Gallen
  • Graubünden: Caritas Graubünden
  • Thurgau: Winterhilfe Thurgau, Caritas Thurgau
  • Vaud: Caritas Vaud, Secours d’hiver Vaud, Graines de Paix
  • Valais: Graines de Paix
  • Neuchâtel: Graines de Paix
  • Geneva: Fondation Partage, Graines de Paix
  • Jura: Caritas Jura, Graines de Paix

Working across Switzerland

Give to every canton

The Canton Cube spreads a share of your salary over the 26 cantons and six areas, two pieces with every paycheck. Social safety net is one of its six colours.

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Donate by canton: Zurich · Bern · Lucerne · Uri · Schwyz · Obwalden · Nidwalden · Glarus · Zug · Fribourg · Solothurn · Basel-Stadt · Basel-Landschaft · Schaffhausen · Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Appenzell Innerrhoden · St. Gallen · Graubünden · Aargau · Thurgau · Ticino · Vaud · Valais · Neuchâtel · Geneva · Jura

The cuts are the Federal Council's proposal in its relief package 2027 (list of measures, dispatch to Parliament); Parliament can still change them. Amounts are for 2029, in francs per year. The organisations are Zewo-certified, picked from the Zewo directory by the fields, forms of help and cantons Zewo lists for them, as of October 2026; their descriptions are Zewo's. Chlotze is not affiliated with Zewo or any organisation listed and earns nothing from donations.