Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 November 2014
243. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the number of recipients of non-contributory old age pension are set to increase-decrease over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42157/14]
View answerThe number of recipients on State pension (non-contributory) has been falling marginally over the last few years as more people reaching pension age satisfy the insurance conditions to qualify for State pension (contributory) or widows’/widowers’/surviving civil partners (contributory).
It is estimated that the average numbers claiming State pension (non-contributory) will fall from an average of 95,400 in 2014 to around 94,000 in 2019.
