Title: Pensions in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia
Headings: Pensions in the Republic of Ireland
Pensions in the Republic of Ireland
Contents
Description
State Pension System
Contributory State Pension
Non-Contributory State Pension
Recent Changes to the State Pension System
See also
References

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Overview of pensions in the Republic of Ireland
Compared to other liberal democracies, Ireland's pension policies have average coverage, which includes 78 percent of the workforce, and it offers different types of pensions for employees to choose from. The Irish pension system is designed as a pay-as-you-go program and is based on both public and private pension programs. The Pensions Authority regulates occupational pension schemes, trust RACs, Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs), employers and Registered Administrators (RAs). It is a statutory body set up under the Pensions Act, 1990. Contents
1 Description
2 State Pension System
2.1 Contributory State Pension
2.2 Non-Contributory State Pension
3 Recent Changes to the State Pension System
4 See also
5 References
Description
The OECD 's Reviews of Pension Systems: Ireland, 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;