The State Pension was first introduced on 1 January 1909. The foundation of a universal contribution-related basic State Pension was laid in the 1940s. There are two main types...

Pension Credit was introduced in October 2003. It is a non-contributory, income-related benefit. Its purposes are: To lift the poorest pensioners out of poverty by providing...

Statistics of Social Welfare Expenditure, Recipients and Beneficiaries from www.statcentral.ie under the theme People and Society - Social Conditions from the Department of...

Statistics of Pension Provision (QNHS Module) from www.statcentral.ie under the theme Labour Market and Earnings - Earnings from the Central Statistics Office (CSO)...

Statistics of Household Budget Survey from www.statcentral.ie under the theme People and Society - Housing and Households from the Central Statistics Office (CSO)...

Statistics of Social Welfare Recipients, by Programme from www.statcentral.ie under the theme People and Society - Social Conditions from the Department of Social Protection...

Statistics of Long-stay Care Units from www.statcentral.ie under the theme People and Society - Health from the Department of Health and Children Classifications: Care unit...