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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 annual amount. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2015
Retirement Invalidity
Pensions (1) Amount (euros) Pensions (1) Amount (euros)
Alt Camp 130 638,078 137 779,495
Alt Empordà 542 2,695,841 384 2,138,542
Alt Penedès 336 1,668,345 222 1,222,058
Alt Urgell 88 435,000 65 368,724
Alta Ribagorça 9 39,078 2 14,309
Anoia 436 2,118,960 435 2,424,360
Aran 13 76,546 7 44,194
Bages 452 2,234,737 494 2,668,600
Baix Camp 915 4,521,952 1,143 6,265,803
Baix Ebre 493 2,461,318 408 2,202,350
Baix Empordà 557 2,780,529 347 1,957,745
Baix Llobregat 3,125 15,395,261 2,404 12,972,192
Baix Penedès 502 2,450,728 393 2,152,104
Barcelonès 11,999 60,119,078 10,125 55,065,688
Berguedà 79 386,675 93 516,909
Cerdanya 42 200,989 27 155,208
Conca de Barberà 72 362,954 40 242,522
Garraf 555 2,713,545 401 2,227,684
Garrigues 132 648,408 44 240,990
Garrotxa 111 548,048 99 527,816
Gironès 593 2,996,184 606 3,375,573
Maresme 1,900 9,302,787 1,297 7,251,264
Moianès 38 178,376 22 125,256
Montsià 400 1,921,644 348 1,858,040
Noguera 222 1,115,638 104 589,953
Osona 483 2,497,070 265 1,430,692
Pallars Jussà 58 284,533 35 200,289
Pallars Sobirà 9 50,068 13 69,171
Pla d'Urgell 195 918,880 121 691,679
Pla de l'Estany 66 341,149 54 287,159
Priorat 44 202,060 29 161,941
Ribera d'Ebre 81 426,717 106 590,090
Ripollès 52 264,108 43 253,402
Segarra 82 403,955 44 239,494
Segrià 1,000 4,969,181 808 4,496,108
Selva 666 3,287,493 402 2,202,722
Solsonès 62 301,428 20 111,587
Tarragonès 875 4,349,923 1,057 5,757,643
Terra Alta 121 573,188 37 193,565
Urgell 167 812,166 106 612,787
Vallès Occidental 2,739 13,346,202 2,478 13,731,005
Vallès Oriental 1,250 6,244,038 1,099 6,028,444
Catalonia 31,719 157,159,798 26,165 144,571,430
Metropolità 21,031 104,491,778 17,409 95,089,658
Comarques Gironines 2,587 12,913,352 1,935 10,742,959
Camp de Tarragona 2,036 10,074,967 2,406 13,207,404
Terres de l'Ebre 1,095 5,382,867 899 4,844,045
Ponent 1,798 8,868,228 1,227 6,871,010
Comarques Centrals 1,117 5,617,769 910 4,971,010
Alt Pirineu i Aran 219 1,086,214 149 851,894
Penedès 1,808 8,847,682 1,429 7,867,176
Barcelona 23,399 116,232,297 19,336 105,676,267
Girona 2,609 13,023,967 1,955 10,855,214
Lleida 2,050 10,118,032 1,375 7,710,122
Tarragona 3,633 17,908,562 3,698 20,203,554
Source: Idescat. Pensions and other Income Maintenance Benefits.
Note: (1) 31 December (Counties and Aran, areas and provinces); Nombre mitjà de pensions (Catalonia).

Last update: June 7, 2016.

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.