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Non-contributory pensions of the Social Security. By type

Non-contributory pensions of the Social Security. By type Catalonia. 2018
Valor Variation (%)
Pensions (number) Average pension (euros) Pensions Average pension
Total 59,472 369 1.6 3.1
Retirement 33,114 351 2.8 2.9
Disability 26,358 392 0.2 3.2
Source: Idescat, based on the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Families.
Non-contributory pensions of the Social Security. By type Spain. 2018
Valor Variation (%)
Pensions (number) Average pension (euros) Pensions Average pension
Retirement 257,023 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 0.1 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Disability 194,757 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available -1.6 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Source: Ministry of labour, migrations and Social Security.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: April 29, 2019.

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%.

For further information about these statistics, you may check the methodology.