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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 2016
Invalidity Retirement
Pensions (number) Average pension (euros) Pensions (number) Average pension (euros)
Alt Camp 137 376 136 343
Alt Empordà 388 376 561 340
Alt Penedès 221 381 327 332
Alt Urgell 58 392 88 330
Alta Ribagorça 2 368 7 287
Anoia 444 384 432 337
Aran 9 381 13 364
Bages 489 375 455 335
Baix Camp 1,155 389 894 341
Baix Ebre 421 376 472 334
Baix Empordà 356 378 569 339
Baix Llobregat 2,307 371 3,082 332
Baix Penedès 399 377 525 336
Barcelonès 10,166 377 12,060 341
Berguedà 97 396 78 339
Cerdanya 28 363 41 315
Conca de Barberà 41 385 67 335
Garraf 395 377 566 337
Garrigues 47 393 128 323
Garrotxa 98 385 113 349
Gironès 625 385 600 347
Lluçanès .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 1,280 387 1,954 334
Moianès 21 406 36 348
Montsià 362 370 381 335
Noguera 108 399 212 339
Osona 267 380 488 338
Pallars Jussà 32 380 59 353
Pallars Sobirà 14 380 9 342
Pla d'Urgell 122 401 175 323
Pla de l'Estany 55 388 68 359
Priorat 29 364 42 324
Ribera d'Ebre 110 376 88 348
Ripollès 46 409 45 343
Segarra 47 366 79 332
Segrià 825 384 995 339
Selva 411 377 677 340
Solsonès 22 379 64 340
Tarragonès 1,066 371 879 337
Terra Alta 36 384 111 320
Urgell 99 392 167 334
Vallès Occidental 2,492 382 2,782 329
Vallès Oriental 1,080 375 1,259 334
Catalonia 26,407 378 31,784 337
Metropolità 17,331 377 21,151 337
Comarques Gironines 1,979 381 2,633 342
Camp de Tarragona 2,428 380 2,018 339
Terres de l'Ebre 929 374 1,052 334
Ponent 1,248 387 1,756 335
Comarques Centrals 915 381 1,133 337
Alt Pirineu i Aran 143 381 217 335
Penedès 1,434 378 1,824 335
Barcelona 19,263 378 23,520 337
Girona 1,997 381 2,661 342
Lleida 1,391 387 2,008 336
Tarragona 3,756 378 3,595 337
Source: Idescat. Pensions and other Income Maintenance Benefits.
Note: A 31 de desembre.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: September 22, 2017.

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.