Written answers
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
State Pension (Non-Contributory) Data
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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211. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of non-contributory State pensions; the degree to which this number has fluctuated in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43839/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the attached tabular statement.
Recipients of a non-contributory state pension payment at the 31st of December 2013 to 2018 and to date together with the percentage variance year on year.
December 2013 | December 2014 | December 2015 | December 2016 | December 2017 | December 2018 | September 2019 | |
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Recipients | 95,801 | 95,570 | 95,179 | 95,221 | 95,140 | 95,263 | 94,798 |
Percentage variation | - | -0.24% | -0.41% | 0.04% | -0.09% | 0.13% | -0.49% |
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