Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 May 2018
286. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of a State pension payment who are under 66 years of age; the associated cost involved; and the average payments awarded. [20642/18]
View answerThe information requested (where available) by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement. I note that all Invalidity Pension recipients are transferred to State Pension (Contributory) on reaching the age of 66.
Tabular statement
|
Pension |
Number of Recipients under the age of 66 |
Average weekly payment (all claimants) |
Approximate weekly expenditure (claimants under 66) |
|
State Pension Non-Contributory |
0 |
||
|
State Pension Contributory |
0 |
||
|
Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension |
30,492 |
€233 |
7.1 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
57,700 |
€224 |
12.9 |
