In accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of Decree No. 2018/354 of 07 June 2018, the Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale (CNPS) is a special public establishment with legal personality and financial autonomy. In accordance with the provisions of article 3 of the aforementioned decree, it is responsible for managing the social security schemes entrusted to it by the State, and for providing the various benefits provided for under social security legislation.

To this end, it collects social security contributions from those liable to pay them and pays social security benefits directly to beneficiaries.

It also carries out health and social work within the limits of its resources and social commitments through a hospital, two medical-social centres and a school.

Its head office is at Place de l'indépendance, Yaoundé. B.P. 441. Its website is www.cnps.cm and its email address is cnps.cameroun@cnps.cm.  

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Of the nine (09) main social security functions defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), namely unemployment, sickness, maternity, invalidity, death, family benefits, accidents at work, occupational diseases and old age, only sickness and unemployment are not currently covered by the CNPS in Cameroon.
People therefore have access to three (3) main branches of social benefits: family benefits, old-age, invalidity and death pensions, and occupational risks.
With independence, Cameroon, which has been a member of the Labour Organisation since 1960, had to adapt its legislation to international standards. The CNPS was created to adjust the legal framework for social protection. At the time, it was exclusively responsible for managing the family benefits branch, in accordance with the guidelines set out in law no. 67/LF/07 of 12 June 1967, which established a Family Benefits Code covering antenatal allowances, family allowances, maternity allowances and daily maternity leave benefits.
Its remit then expanded, with law 69/LF/18 of 10 November 1969 instituting an insurance scheme for old-age, invalidity and death pensions. 
Coverage for occupational risks was introduced following the country's reunification. Order no. 73/17 of 22 May 1973, which organises social welfare, entrusts the CNPS, as part of the Government's general policy, with the service of the various benefits provided for by social welfare legislation. This led to the publication of law no. 77/11 of 13 July 1977 on compensation and prevention of accidents at work and occupational diseases.

Placed under the dual technical supervision of the Ministry in charge of social security and the Ministry in charge of finance, the CNPS is administered by a Board of Directors made up of representatives of the State, employers, workers and staff, and by the General Management.
The CNPS is organised internally into central services (08 central directorates) and external services (04 regional directorates and 38 social welfare centres, including 02 dedicated to the informal sector, spread throughout the country). 

Any employer or worker who is subject to the social security scheme managed by the CNPS is obliged to join the CNPS or to have themselves joined and to register with the CNPS. 

The resources of the CNPS are made up of :
- employers‘ and employees’ contributions
- surcharges and penalties for late payment ;
- investment income
- subsidies, donations and legacies
- contributions paid by beneficiaries of social and health services;
- any other resource allocated to the CNPS by a legislative or regulatory text. Contributions due to the CNPS are based on all remuneration received by those liable for contributions in return for, or in connection with, work. This includes salaries proper, allowances, bonuses, gratuities and all other benefits in cash as well as benefits in kind, up to a limit, for PF and PVID, of 750,000 FCFA per month, or 9,000,000 FCFA per year. 
The amount of the salary to be taken into account as a basis for calculating contributions may not be less than the minimum wage, which on 31/12/2024 will be CFAF 45,000 for the agricultural sector and the like and CFAF 60,000 for other sectors of activity.
The employer is liable to the CNPS for all contributions due and is responsible for their payment, including the portion payable by the employee, which is deducted from the employee's monthly pay. 
People who are able to pay contributions but who are not subject to compulsory insurance against the risks of old age, disability and death may take out voluntary insurance. In this case, the amount of the contribution is based on an annual income agreed with the CNPS. 
CNPS expenses include
- technical expenses relating to the payment of various social benefits ;
- operating and capital expenditure
- expenditure incurred in implementing the health and social action programme and the programme for the prevention of accidents at work and occupational diseases;
- miscellaneous expenditure.

Thanks to its innovative and impactful management, for a serene Cameroon, the CNPS has a record 49 prizes awarded by the International Social Security Association to an organisation in recognition of its contribution to improving social protection through its good practices.
The awards are as follows
- 1 Certificate of Excellence
- 10 Certificates of Merit with Special Mention by the Jury
- 25 Certificates of Merit
- 08 Certificates
- 05 Certificates
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