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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 2020
Invalidity Retirement
Pensions (number) Average pension (euros) Pensions (number) Average pension (euros)
Alt Camp 144 413 148 375
Alt Empordà 455 407 677 370
Alt Penedès 224 410 366 364
Alt Urgell 65 411 93 360
Alta Ribagorça 5 396 5 295
Anoia 451 409 475 366
Aran 10 412 18 373
Bages 458 402 579 367
Baix Camp 1,114 415 958 376
Baix Ebre 495 403 476 370
Baix Empordà 366 404 679 369
Baix Llobregat 2,165 402 3,197 364
Baix Penedès 439 409 633 366
Barcelonès 9,755 406 12,596 372
Berguedà 101 418 115 376
Cerdanya 23 381 47 332
Conca de Barberà 38 407 65 367
Garraf 374 408 677 366
Garrigues 56 413 92 362
Garrotxa 78 419 171 378
Gironès 697 413 694 373
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 1,162 418 2,113 363
Moianès 25 433 37 376
Montsià 435 407 427 365
Noguera 119 428 202 362
Osona 236 410 537 371
Pallars Jussà 35 397 60 382
Pallars Sobirà 15 403 16 385
Pla d'Urgell 117 427 186 362
Pla de l'Estany 51 421 95 379
Priorat 34 369 38 371
Ribera d'Ebre 127 399 97 360
Ripollès 40 408 60 371
Segarra 57 413 65 365
Segrià 880 407 1,053 367
Selva 448 409 789 374
Solsonès 25 410 54 371
Tarragonès 1,135 398 1,133 369
Terra Alta 47 391 92 353
Urgell 121 418 178 373
Vallès Occidental 2,541 409 3,145 362
Vallès Oriental 953 411 1,326 362
Catalonia 26,116 408 34,464 368
Metropolità 16,582 407 22,392 368
Comarques Gironines 2,135 410 3,165 372
Camp de Tarragona 2,465 406 2,342 372
Terres de l'Ebre 1,104 404 1,092 366
Ponent 1,350 412 1,776 366
Comarques Centrals 863 409 1,335 370
Alt Pirineu i Aran 153 402 239 361
Penedès 1,464 408 2,123 365
Barcelona 18,448 407 25,157 368
Girona 2,149 410 3,205 372
Lleida 1,511 412 2,035 366
Tarragona 4,008 406 4,067 369
Source: Idescat. Pensions and other Income Maintenance Benefits.
Note: A 31 de desembre.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: May 11, 2021.

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.