Older and retired people

Income supports for older people Find out about the range of payments available, and link to a broader checklist of entitlements for older people.

State Pension (Contributory )
The State Pension (Contributory), previously called the Old Age (Contributory) Pension, is payable to people aged 66 and over who have worked and paid enough social insurance contributions.

State Pension (Non-Contributory)
The State Pension (Non-Contributory) previously called the Old Age Non-Contributory Pension is a means-tested payment available to people in Ireland aged 66 and over who do not qualify for a contributory pension.

State Pension (Transition)
The State Pension (Transition), formerly called the Retirement Pension, is a payment to people aged 65 who have retired from work and who have enough social insurance contributions.

Early retirement
Entitlements to state payments of people who retire early, whether through redundancy or by choosing early retirement and the measures they should take to ensure they retain entitlement to long-term pensions

Centenarian Bounty
The Centenarian Bounty is a payment given to individuals resident in Ireland and Irish citizens abroad who reach the age of 100.