Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 October 2021
281. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of recipients of State pension (non-contributory) over the past two years; the extent to which this number has fluctuated or is likely to so do; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48994/21]
View answerAt the end of September 2021, there were 95,290 state pension non-contributory (personal rate) recipients.
The numbers of recipients over the past 2 years are provided in the table below. This has remained relatively consistent over the past number of years at around 95,000.
|
Date |
Number of recipients of SPNC (personal rate) |
|
31 December 2020 |
95,465 |
|
31 December 2019 |
94,854 |
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
