Written answers

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Department of Social Protection

State Pensions

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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2002. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons over 66 years of age in receipt of a State pension; the number of persons in respect of whom the qualified allowance is being paid; the estimated number of persons over 66 years of age that are not in receipt of a payment from the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26985/17]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the number of persons over 66 years of age in receipt of a State pension; the number of persons in respect of whom the qualified allowance is being paid is detailed in the attached tabular statement.

With regard to the estimated number of persons over 66 years of age that are not in receipt of a payment from the State is not collated by my Department. However, this information may be captured by the Central Statistics Office, which is under the auspices of the Department of an Taoiseach, in their Quarterly National Household Survey.

Tabular statement attached/.......

Recipients of state pension aged 66 years plus and Qualified dependents at the end of May 2017

SchemeNumber of Recipients over 66 years of ageIncrease for Qualified AdultIncrease for Qualified Child
State Pension Contributory352,48663,2671,890
State Pension Non Contributory89,5362,593521

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