National Social Security Fund (Tanzania)

National Social Security Fund

Company type	Quasi-government
Industry	Social security
Predecessor	National Provident Fund
Founded	1997
Headquarters	B. Mkapa Pension Towers, Plot no 759, Block No 10, Azikiwe Street, Kivukoni, Ilala District, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania
Area served	Tanzania mainland
Key people	Board Chairperson Mwamini Juma Malemi Director general Masha J. Mshomba
Products	Pension fund
Revenue	TSh (2014)[1]
Total assets	TSh (2011)[2]
Parent	Government of Tanzania
Website	Fund Website

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is the government agency of Tanzania responsible for the collection, safekeeping, responsible investment, and distribution of retirement funds of all employees in all sectors of the Tanzania economy that do not fall under the governmental pension schemes. The headquartersare located in Kivukoni ward of Ilala District of Dar es Salaam Region. There are one other pension fund organizations in the country; the Public Services Social Security(PSSSF). Fund for all employees working directly under the government and for all employees working under governmental Parastatal organization^[3][4]

The NSSF was founded in 1997 as the successor to the defunct National Provident Fund (NPF). NSSF covers all other employers in the country and participation for both employers and employees is compulsory. NSSF is both a pension fund and a provident fund.^[5]