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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 2017
Invalidity Retirement
Pensions (number) Average pension (euros) Pensions (number) Average pension (euros)
Alt Camp 148 375 139 346
Alt Empordà 385 380 582 341
Alt Penedès 212 388 333 338
Alt Urgell 59 390 89 336
Alta Ribagorça 3 353 6 289
Anoia 443 383 447 339
Aran 10 355 15 366
Bages 481 375 470 341
Baix Camp 1,139 393 880 346
Baix Ebre 425 377 467 339
Baix Empordà 353 380 598 341
Baix Llobregat 2,275 373 3,078 337
Baix Penedès 425 378 566 340
Barcelonès 10,082 379 12,243 344
Berguedà 97 397 84 334
Cerdanya 28 375 41 314
Conca de Barberà 36 388 61 336
Garraf 392 378 582 339
Garrigues 47 392 113 328
Garrotxa 85 388 133 349
Gironès 636 388 635 347
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 1,247 390 1,929 336
Moianès 25 419 34 350
Montsià 379 374 356 344
Noguera 106 401 211 343
Osona 264 379 499 340
Pallars Jussà 33 358 59 355
Pallars Sobirà 14 382 10 318
Pla d'Urgell 117 405 174 325
Pla de l'Estany 54 396 71 354
Priorat 30 351 37 339
Ribera d'Ebre 117 374 85 356
Ripollès 46 398 45 354
Segarra 47 382 76 332
Segrià 846 382 1,000 343
Selva 406 379 677 343
Solsonès 21 380 60 345
Tarragonès 1,089 372 937 339
Terra Alta 40 381 98 329
Urgell 104 392 169 340
Vallès Occidental 2,522 383 2,862 333
Vallès Oriental 1,044 378 1,257 337
Catalonia 26,312 380 32,208 341
Metropolità 17,176 380 21,382 340
Comarques Gironines 1,965 383 2,741 344
Camp de Tarragona 2,442 382 2,054 343
Terres de l'Ebre 961 376 1,006 341
Ponent 1,267 387 1,743 339
Comarques Centrals 907 382 1,160 341
Alt Pirineu i Aran 147 376 220 337
Penedès 1,447 380 1,902 339
Barcelona 19,088 380 23,818 340
Girona 1,983 383 2,771 344
Lleida 1,413 386 1,993 340
Tarragona 3,828 380 3,626 342
Source: Idescat. Pensions and other Income Maintenance Benefits.
Note: A 31 de desembre.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: April 24, 2018.

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.