Written answers
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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228. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of the non-contributory old age pension; the number of applications received in the past four years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19497/20]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the attached tabular statement.
The number of state pension non-contributory pension claims registered and in payment at the end of December in the years 2016 to 2019 and to at the end of June 2020.
Claims Registered | Claims in Payment | |
---|---|---|
June 2020 | 4,871 | 95,247 |
2019 | 8,766 | 94,854 |
2018 | 9,053 | 95,263 |
2017 | 9,187 | 95,140 |
2016 | 9,213 | 95,221 |
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