Bernard Allen
Question:196 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the number of widowers receiving a survivor's contributory pension. [16204/97]
Written Answers. - Survivor's Contributory Pension.
The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table:
Widow's-Widower's Contributory Pension — September 1997
|
Widowers |
7,708 |
|
Widows |
89,258 |
|
Total |
96,966 |
The survivor's pension, which was introduced in October 1994, extended cover to cover both widowed men and women. The "survivor's pension" was renamed as the "widow's-widower's contributory pension" in the 1996 Social Welfare Act.