The total amounts spent on State Pension payments in 2017 and the number of recipients of each payment is detailed in the following table. The amounts for 2017 are provisional and are subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Pension Type
|
Amount (€000)
|
Recipient numbers
|
State Pension (Contributory)
|
4,915,853
|
394,378
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
|
994,740
|
95,140
|
State Pension (Transition)
|
159
|
55
|
Pension for Widows/Widowers/Surviving Civil Partners (Contributory)
|
1,466,597
|
121,091
|
Pension for Widows/Widowers/Surviving Civil Partners (Non-Contributory)
|
14,226
|
1,490*
|
Death Benefit
|
9,371
|
700*
|
* Average Recipient numbers