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Non contributory Social Security pensions. Pensions and average pension. By type. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Non contributory Social Security pensions. Pensions and average pension. By type. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2023
Invalidity Retirement
Pensions (number) Average pension (euros) Pensions (number) Average pension (euros)
Alt Camp 130 501 185 460
Alt Empordà 504 496 884 457
Alt Penedès 236 504 428 451
Alt Urgell 61 497 99 446
Alta Ribagorça 6 465 3 276
Anoia 393 511 510 453
Aran 9 538 29 455
Bages 415 493 709 457
Baix Camp 1,105 504 1,108 461
Baix Ebre 559 489 486 455
Baix Empordà 419 489 836 453
Baix Llobregat 2,145 494 3,447 449
Baix Penedès 442 502 759 454
Barcelonès 9,210 499 13,888 457
Berguedà 97 513 142 459
Cerdanya 24 495 49 420
Conca de Barberà 48 483 72 454
Garraf 343 501 809 455
Garrigues 51 511 106 448
Garrotxa 100 512 218 457
Gironès 725 503 865 460
Lluçanès 2 303 9 460
Maresme 1,070 509 2,390 452
Moianès 22 525 45 483
Montsià 467 497 474 457
Noguera 116 523 204 447
Osona 207 507 574 456
Pallars Jussà 34 467 64 476
Pallars Sobirà 13 534 27 461
Pla d'Urgell 115 522 198 457
Pla de l'Estany 54 523 96 463
Priorat 37 471 52 444
Ribera d'Ebre 129 483 133 454
Ripollès 41 508 65 445
Segarra 54 496 71 460
Segrià 809 502 1,161 456
Selva 483 510 947 455
Solsonès 30 476 65 451
Tarragonès 1,122 491 1,396 451
Terra Alta 45 467 88 436
Urgell 112 514 209 453
Vallès Occidental 2,641 500 3,605 448
Vallès Oriental 870 502 1,504 451
Catalonia 25,495 499 39,009 454
Metropolità 15,942 499 24,851 454
Comarques Gironines 2,326 501 3,911 456
Camp de Tarragona 2,442 497 2,813 455
Terres de l'Ebre 1,200 491 1,181 454
Ponent 1,257 507 1,949 454
Comarques Centrals 785 501 1,555 457
Alt Pirineu i Aran 147 494 271 449
Penedès 1,396 503 2,478 453
Barcelona 17,655 499 28,057 454
Girona 2,342 501 3,952 456
Lleida 1,414 506 2,247 454
Tarragona 4,084 496 4,753 455
Source: Idescat. Statistics on non-contributory pensions.
Note: A 31 de desembre.

Last update: May 21, 2024.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Permanent incapacity pension or invalidity
Benefit recognised for a worker who, after having received the prescribed treatment and having been given medical clearance, is seriously impaired anatomically or functionally in a foreseeably definitive manner, which reduces or annuls his/her capacity to work.
Retirement pension
Economic benefit that consists of a lifelong, single and indefeasible benefit granted to a worker when he/she retires due to age.
Non contributory Social Security Pension
Financial aid incorporated in the Social Security system to benefit people that, in a state of protectable need, do not have enough financial resources of their own to subsist, even if they have never contributed or not for the time needed to reach contributory benefit level.

Methodological aspects

Non-contributory Social Security pensions were created in late 1990 (Act 26/1990, from 20 December) and replaced the two types of benefits that had covered comparable needs until that point. These were the welfare pensions for old age and illness, and the guaranteed minimum income benefit for people with disabilities.

There are two types of non-contributory pensions, one for retirement and one for disability. The retirement pension is available for those aged 65 or over, whilst the disability pension is available for those aged 18 or over a with a degree of disability of at least 65%. In any case, in order to receive them, income must be less than the basic pension amount the applicant profile would be entitled to. The amount received is fixed so that the total income of the recipient shall not exceed the basic pension amount.

A partir de l'any 2014, les pensions d'invalidesa de les persones de més de 64 anys s'inclouen dins les pensions de jubilació.

This is the only financial Social Security benefit that has been devolved and is managed and awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya, although it is paid by the General Treasury of Social Security. Data is from 31 December.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.