Andorra's Disability Pensions Rise 5.3% to 419, Economic Aid Hits €3.45M YTD

Andorra recorded 419 active solidarity pensions for people with disabilities as of 30 September 2025, a 5.3% increase from 398 on 31 July. The Statistics Department approved all 22 new applications in the third quarter, up 57.1% from 14 the prior quarter.

Recipients were mainly single lifelong residents, with 64.7% single and 41.1% Andorra-born. Andorrans accounted for 54.9%, Spaniards 24.8%. Women made up 54.4%, with the largest groups aged 56-60 (15.5%) and 61-65 (13.6%). More than half (50.8%) had multiple disabilities, 61.6% a 60-69% disability rating, and 53.7% monthly payments between €1,201 and the 2025 minimum interprofessional salary of €1,447.33.

The Social Affairs Department approved 285 of 288 occasional economic aid applications in the third quarter, totaling €747,601.13—a 24.7% rise from the same period in 2024. These grants reached 254 households and 392 people, with an average of €2,943.31 per household annually. Single-person households received 68.5% (174), single-parent families 11.4% (29). Women benefited from 60.6% of the 587 grants issued, while Andorran and Spanish households got 32.7% and 26.1% respectively. Basic needs aid (article 27) comprised 47.7%, followed by housing access or maintenance at 17.2%.

Year-to-date through September, officials approved 1,096 of 1,111 applications—a 98.6% rate—totaling €3.45 million, up 15.4% from €2.99 million in 2024 and 4.1% more grants than the 1,052 issued then. This supported 984 households and 1,504 people through 2,418 grants, with single-person households claiming 67.5% (664). Andorrans received 794 grants, Spaniards 801, Portuguese 272, and other nationalities 475. Single-parent families got 524 grants overall, or one in five.

Statistics Department data, published Tuesday, show fewer households and people aided in Q3 2025 than Q3 2024 (259 households, 405 people), despite higher totals, suggesting wider gaps amid economic growth.