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  2. Social security in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The State Pension (Non-Contributory) falls under the social assistance category. It provides payments to those over 66 who did not make enough payments for State Pension (Contributory). To be eligible, a pensioner must: be 66 years or older; not be on the State Pension (Contributory) pass a means and habitual residence test

  3. Department of Social Protection - Wikipedia

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    The department formulates appropriate social protection policies and administers and manages the delivery of statutory and non-statutory schemes and services. It is responsible for the delivery of a range of social insurance and social assistance schemes including provision for unemployment, illness, maternity, caring, widowhood, retirement and ...

  4. Pensions in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The OECD's Reviews of Pension Systems: Ireland, [3] explains the structures of both the public and private pension systems. "The public pension system has two sets of flat-rate benefits: 1) a basic flat-rate benefit to all retirees that meet the contribution conditions, the State pension (contributory) or SPC and the State pension (transition) or SPT; and 2) a means-tested benefit to those ...

  5. Pension systems by country - Wikipedia

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    Voluntary occupational pension insurance: Private pension schemes Hong Kong: Basic pension: Provident fund system: N/A: N/A Hungary: Social assistance: Private pension fund: Voluntary pension fund: N/A India: Social assistance: Mandatory Provident Fund: Voluntary pension insurance: Individual private pension plans Ireland: Basic pension

  6. Social pension - Wikipedia

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    For example, in Finland with a 50% taper, you can earn a pension double the amount of the minimum pension before you lose the right to the non-contributory benefit. Recoverable social pension is a universal pension in terms of eligibility. The difference is that this pension is added to other taxable income and is subject to recovery by a ...

  7. Social safety net - Wikipedia

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    A social safety net (SSN) consists of non-contributory assistance existing to improve lives of vulnerable families and individuals experiencing poverty and destitution.. Examples of SSNs are previously-contributory social pensions, in-kind and food transfers, conditional and unconditional cash transfers, fee waivers, public works, and school feeding prog

  8. Welfare spending - Wikipedia

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    Contributory pensions are transfers from the state that depend on the worker's previous contribution and vary according to the number of years worked and the worker's contribution. Non-contributory pensions, on the other hand, have a welfare character and cover people for disability or retirement (if they have not contributed enough to qualify ...

  9. Personal Public Service Number - Wikipedia

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    The format of the number is a unique alphanumeric in the general form 8765432A/A. The same format was used by the Department of Education as the "Pupil Number" since 1994 and this caused some concern and confusion as it was in the same format and used the same check character formula, but more often different from the PPS No. In August 2000 the ...