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Glossary:Old age pension

Periodic payments intended to i) maintain the income of the beneficiary after retirement from gainful employment at the reference age or ii) support the income of elderly persons (excluding support of limited duration).


Further information

  • Social protection (ESMS metadata file — spr_esms)
  • ESSPROS Manual
  • Regulation (EC) No 10/2008 of 8 January 2008 implementing Regulation (EC) No 458/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European system of integrated social protection statistics (ESSPROS) as regards the definitions, detailed classifications and updating of the rules for dissemination for the ESSPROS core system and the module on pension beneficiaries.

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