Written answers

Thursday, 30 March 2017

Department of Social Protection

State Pension (Contributory) Data

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons claiming widow’s, widower’s and surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension in 2015 and 2016; the number of women claimants in 2015 and 2016; the number of persons refused in 2015 and 2016 and the number of those persons that were women; the total amount paid in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15861/17]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy (where available) is detailed in the following tabular statement.

Widows, Widowers or Surviving Civil Partners Contributory pension recipients with total expenditure at 31 December in each of the years 2015 and 2016

2015
2016
SchemeMaleFemaleTotal RecipientsExpenditure

€000
MaleFemaleTotal RecipientsExpenditure

€000

(Provisional)
17,324102,389119,7131,422,09817,724102,949120,6731,437,022
Total number of claims rejected
Total number of claims rejected
Widow’s, Widower’s and Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory

Pension
1,361
1,436

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