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Non-contributory pensions of the Social Security. By type

Non-contributory pensions of the Social Security. By type Catalonia. 2022
Valor Variation (%)
Pensions (number) Average pension (euros) Pensions Average pension
Total 61,910 411 2.7 3.0
Retirement 36,361 395 6.4 3.4
Disability 25,549 434 -2.1 3.1
Source: Idescat, based on data from the Ministry of Social Rights.
Non-contributory pensions of the Social Security. By type Spain. 2022
Valor Variation (%)
Pensions (number) Average pension (euros) Pensions Average pension
Retirement 267,093 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1.4 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Disability 177,443 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available -2.9 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Source: Ministry of labour, migrations and Social Security.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: May 18, 2023.

Methodological note

Non-contributory pensions are awarded to people who do not have sufficient economic resources and cannot qualify for any contributory coverage. There are two kinds of non-contributory pensions of the Social Security:

Non-contributory retirement pensions: these are received by people who have reached 65 years of age.

Non-contributory invalidity pensions: these are received by people above 18 years of age who have a disability measured at greater than 65%.

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

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