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State Pensions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 February 2021

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Questions (554)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

554. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the State pension, non-contributory, and the State pension, contributory, respectively, in each of the years 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020; the amount spent on each of these schemes in the relevant years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9384/21]

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The following tables outline the recipient numbers and expenditure for the State Pension (Non-Contributory) and State Pension (Contributory) schemes for the requested years: 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020. Note that the expenditure amounts for 1990 and 2000 have been converted from Punts to Euro (£1=€1.27)

State pension (non-contributory)

1990

2000

2010

2020

Recipients

115,950

90,652

97,179

95,465

Expenditure

€382,960,000

€579,412,000

€977,293,000

€1,070,343,000

State pension (contributory)

1990

2000

2010

2020

Recipients

72,764

86,217

280,419

449,442

Expenditure

€368,819,000

€733,254,000

€3,451,503,000

€5,834,586,000

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