Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 December 2023
256. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the State pension (contributory); the extent to which this number has fluctuated over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54422/23]
View answerState Pension (Contributory) is a payment a person may qualify for at 66 years of age if they have enough Irish social insurance contributions.
At the end of November 2023 there were 505,475 persons in receipt of State Pension (Contributory). The number of recipients has risen steadily over the past ten years, as outlined in the below table for each calendar year 2013 to 2022.
|
Year |
Number of persons in receipt of State Pension (Contributory) |
|
2013 |
329,531 |
|
2014 |
346,420 |
|
2015 |
361,725 |
|
2016 |
377,062 |
|
2017 |
394,378 |
|
2018 |
411,660 |
|
2019 |
431,224 |
|
2020 |
449,442 |
|
2021 |
468,761 |
|
2022 |
484,541 |
