# Social protection - Topic: FAQ - Format: faq - Source: Lex4you by Securex As a freelancer, am I protected when I'm sick? You are protected by social security as a freelancer, too, but the cover is not as extensive as for employees. So it’s advisable to take out additional insurance so that you aren’t without an income if you fall sick or have an accident. Such insurance is... **Read the full article:** [https://www.securex.be/en/faq/freelancers#socialprotection](https://www.securex.be/en/faq/freelancers#socialprotection) ## Structured Data ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", "author": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Securex", "url": "https://securex.be", "department": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Securex Expert Team" } }, "inLanguage": "en", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "Social protection", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "As a freelancer, am I protected when I'm sick?\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n You are protected by social security as a freelancer, too, but the cover is not as extensive as for employees. So it’s advisable to take out additional insurance so that you aren’t without an income if you fall sick or have an accident. Such insurance is..." } } ], "url": "https://www.securex.be/en/faq/freelancers#socialprotection" } ``` --- *[Back to FAQ](faq.md?src=knowledge) ยท [All topics](knowledge.md?src=knowledge)* *Source: Lex4you via [Aztrix](https://aztrix.io?src=knowledge)*