asked the Minister for Social Welfare (a) the estimated cost of assessing non-contributory pensions of all kinds, and (b) the estimated cost of no means test non-contributory pensions of all kinds.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cost of Assessing Pensions.
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The cost of assessing non-contributory pensions of all kinds is estimated to be in the region of £180,000; the cost of such pensions if there were no means test would, it is estimated, be of the order of £27½ million.