Interns are affiliated to the general social security scheme.
Pursuant toarticle 1 of decree no. 70-1277 of 23 December 1970 creating a supplementary social security pension scheme for non-tenured State and local authority employees, they also benefit from the pension scheme managed by the supplementary pension institution for non-tenured State and local authority employees.
The contribution base is set by order of the ministers responsible for the budget, higher education, the interior and health.