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Benefits and recipients of social security benefits 1994-2016

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Number/million ISK
1994-2016
State Social Security Institute
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Number of recipients

1 December each year.

Benefits in million ISK

The whole year.

Type

Child pension

Child pension: Number of children supported in December: 1994:
4.305; 1995: 4.693; 1996: 4.987; 1997: 5.396; 1998: 5.584; 1999:
6.139; 2000: 6.584; 2001:7043; 2002: 7467.2003:7.685; 2004: 8.186: 2005: 8549; 2006: 8,706; 2007: 8702 ;2008: 8927; 2009: 9203; 2010:9,129; 2011: 9,067; 2012: 9,214; 2013:9,379; 2014: 9,468; 2015: 9,445; 2016:9725.

Employment contracts of disability pensioners

Directorate of labour took over employment contracts of disability pernsioners from the State Social Security Institution as of 2016.

Year

2004

As of 1 January 2004 inhabitants of retirement homes are not included in the number of recipients of retirement pensions.