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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 2018
Invalidity Retirement
Pensions (number) Average pension (euros) Pensions (number) Average pension (euros)
Alt Camp 139 385 137 357
Alt Empordà 403 390 598 353
Alt Penedès 211 395 349 348
Alt Urgell 60 401 89 341
Alta Ribagorça 4 381 7 310
Anoia 450 393 470 350
Aran 9 407 17 374
Bages 466 385 515 353
Baix Camp 1,131 402 930 358
Baix Ebre 472 387 476 349
Baix Empordà 362 386 629 351
Baix Llobregat 2,199 385 3,128 348
Baix Penedès 433 393 606 349
Barcelonès 10,056 391 12,388 354
Berguedà 111 402 87 350
Cerdanya 25 380 45 331
Conca de Barberà 37 394 61 350
Garraf 399 390 609 350
Garrigues 55 399 100 338
Garrotxa 81 402 152 365
Gironès 647 400 660 359
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 1,209 403 1,996 346
Moianès 26 416 35 361
Montsià 400 391 385 350
Noguera 114 418 203 348
Osona 253 396 497 352
Pallars Jussà 34 371 62 355
Pallars Sobirà 14 393 15 354
Pla d'Urgell 123 412 176 341
Pla de l'Estany 54 404 85 371
Priorat 32 368 40 342
Ribera d'Ebre 120 387 90 358
Ripollès 45 406 50 367
Segarra 47 389 71 348
Segrià 882 393 1,031 352
Selva 418 393 724 357
Solsonès 22 383 61 362
Tarragonès 1,127 383 1,012 352
Terra Alta 40 393 94 340
Urgell 110 400 179 354
Vallès Occidental 2,514 392 2,962 344
Vallès Oriental 1,024 391 1,293 346
Catalonia 26,358 392 33,114 351
Metropolità 17,007 391 21,780 351
Comarques Gironines 2,010 394 2,898 357
Camp de Tarragona 2,466 392 2,180 355
Terres de l'Ebre 1,032 389 1,045 349
Ponent 1,331 398 1,760 349
Comarques Centrals 897 393 1,209 353
Alt Pirineu i Aran 146 389 235 345
Penedès 1,469 391 2,007 349
Barcelona 18,920 391 24,328 351
Girona 2,026 394 2,931 356
Lleida 1,481 397 2,024 350
Tarragona 3,931 391 3,831 352
Source: Idescat. Pensions and other Income Maintenance Benefits.
Note: A 31 de desembre.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: April 29, 2019.

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.