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

Pensions no contributives i assistencials. Beneficiaris i import. Comarques, àmbits i províncies 2003
Pensions no contributives Pensions assistencials
Jubilació Invalidesa Vellesa Malaltia
Alt Camp 123 156 2 5
Alt Empordà 358 379 11 15
Alt Penedès 374 263 4 14
Alt Urgell 137 88 2 5
Alta Ribagorça 10 6 3 0
Anoia 368 431 10 13
Bages 373 568 7 26
Baix Camp 668 1,246 14 49
Baix Ebre 586 463 10 18
Baix Empordà 438 325 12 15
Baix Llobregat 2,894 3,307 72 197
Baix Penedès 289 341 7 6
Barcelonès 12,216 11,481 272 445
Berguedà 89 104 5 5
Cerdanya 39 18 4 1
Conca de Barberà 74 68 3 2
Garraf 415 406 8 23
Garrigues 227 62 10 8
Garrotxa 125 102 2 12
Gironès 453 598 7 36
Maresme 1,555 1,475 24 42
Montsià 404 380 5 10
Noguera 330 178 14 9
Osona 641 266 9 15
Pallars Jussà 79 39 3 2
Pallars Sobirà 21 14 1 2
Pla d'Urgell 334 130 13 8
Pla de l'Estany 83 54 1 2
Priorat 52 44 0 4
Ribera d'Ebre 85 101 3 4
Ripollès 41 49 2 1
Segarra 141 56 3 11
Segrià 1,222 1,058 22 48
Selva 464 370 8 10
Solsonès 96 40 3 2
Tarragonès 708 1,229 25 46
Terra Alta 210 48 0 2
Urgell 219 104 13 6
Val d'Aran 9 8 2 1
Vallès Occidental 2,294 3,054 49 157
Vallès Oriental 1,103 1,193 25 65
Catalunya 30,357 30,328 690 1,344
Metropolità 20,851 21,179 454 943
Comarques Gironines 1,962 1,877 43 91
Camp de Tarragona 1,914 3,084 51 112
Terres de l'Ebre 1,285 992 18 34
Ponent 2,473 1,588 75 90
Comarques Centrals 1,567 1,409 34 61
Alt Pirineu i Aran 295 173 15 11
Barcelona 22,322 22,548 485 1,002
Girona 2,001 1,895 47 92
Lleida 2,825 1,783 89 102
Tarragona 3,199 4,076 69 146
Source: Departament de Benestar i Família. Secretaria General.
Note: A 31 de desembre.

Last update: June 18, 2009.

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.