QUALITY REPORT ESSPROS PENSION BENEFICIARIES

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1 QUALITY REPORT ESSPROS PENSION BENEFICIARIES (according to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1322/2007 of 12 November 2007, published in OJ L294, , p.5) MEMBER STATE: Austria REFERENCE YEAR: 2014 REPORT ISSUED: 2 March 2016 Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 1 of 18

2 1. Accuracy and Reliability / Geographical coverage 1.1 Coverage of data sources* (part 1) Name of data source Type of data source used (1) Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales und Konsumentenschutz): Special tabulation of statutory pension insurance beneficiaries (Sonderauswertung zu den Pensionsbezieherinnen und beziehern der Gesetzlichen Pensionsversicherung). Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions (Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger): Statistical data from the social insurance, publik pensions insurance - (see regulation point ) Frequency of the data source (2) (see regulation point ) Time lag in months (2)(3) (see regulation point ) Administrative data. 12 months. Approx. 11 months. Scheme 1. Administrative data. 12 months. Approx. 1 month. Scheme 1. Schemes covered (please indicate which scheme numbers are covered by this data source) (see regulation point ) Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 2 of 18

3 equalisation supplements (Statistische Daten aus der Sozialversicherung, Pensionsversicherung - Ausgleichszulagen). Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions: Individualrelated statistics (Personenbezogene Statistiken), in: Soziale Sicherheit. Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions: Individual-related social insurance age statistics (Statistische Daten aus der Sozialversicherung - Personenbezogene Altersstatistiken). Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions: Statistical social insurance data - insured persons, pensioners (Statistische Daten aus der Sozialversicherung Versicherte, Pensionen, Renten). Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions: Total number of Administrative data. 12 months. Approx. 2 months. Schemes 1 and 2. Administrative data. 12 months. Approx. 11 months. Schemes 1, 2, 5 and 11. Administrative data. 12 months. Approx. 1 month. Schemes 1, 4. Administrative data. 12 months. Approx. 7 months. Scheme 2. Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 3 of 18

4 pensions (Gesamtstand aller Pensionen und Renten). Court of Audit (Rechnungshof): General Income Report for the years 2012 and 2013 (Bericht des Rechnungshofes über die durchschnittlichen Einkommen der gesamten Bevölkerung gemäß Art. 1 8 Abs. 4 des Bezügebegrenzungsgesetzes, BGBl. I Nr. 64/1997 für die Jahre 2012 und 2013): Special tabulation for Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection: Statistical data on social compensation (Statistische Daten zur Sozialentschädigung). Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection: Additional information on benefits vs. beneficiaries (Zusatzinformationen über Leistungen vs. Leistungsempfänger/- innen). Administrative data. 12 or 24 months. Approx. 12 to 24 months. Scheme 2. Administrative data. 12 months. Approx. 8 months. Scheme 3. Administrative data. 12 months. Approx. 3 months. Scheme 3. Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 4 of 18

5 Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions: Statistical social insurance data accident insurance (Statistische Daten aus der Sozialversicherung Unfallversicherung). Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions: Statistical Handbook of the Austrian Social Insurance (Statistisches Handbuch der österreichischen Sozialversicherung). Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection: Information about Special benefit for mining industry (Information über Sonderunterstützung Bergbau). Public Employment Service (Arbeitsmarktservice, AMS): Labour market database (Arbeitsmarktdatenbank). Austrian Institute for Economic Research (Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - WIFO): Studies on the Administrative data. 12 months. Approx. 5 months. Scheme 5. Administrative data. 12 months. Approx. 9 months. Scheme 5. Administrative data. 12 months. Approx. 10 months. Scheme 11. Administrative data. 1 month. 4 months. Scheme 11. Other (study). Sporadically. - Scheme 20. Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 5 of 18

6 occupational pension scheme (Studien zur betrieblichen Altersvorsorge). Austrian Institute for Economic Research: Additional information on occupational pensions (Zusätzliche Information zu den Betriebspensionsbezieherinnen und - beziehern). Department of the Carinthian state government (Amt der Kärntner Landesregierung): Statistical data on cash benefits for mothers in Carinthia (statistische Daten zum Kärntner Müttergeld). Other (expert opinion). Sporadically. - Scheme 20. Administrative data. 12 months. Approx. 11 months. Scheme 21 * Please be exhaustive by mentioning all pension schemes 1. Please specify: "Administrative data", "Register based data", "National Accounts", "Survey", "Census", "Other". For category "Other", please specify the type 2. Please specify: "12 months" or "6 months", etc. 3. The time lag is the period between the reference date (31st of December of reference year or 1st January of reference year + 1) and the moment in which data sources are available 1.1 Coverage of data sources (part 2) please note that part 1 and part 2 is in fact one table and have only been separated to facilitate the completion of the table Name of data source (Please indicate the same data sources as in table 1.1 part 1) Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Any additional information regarding this data source (i.e. reports on problems -including delays- which lead to estimation of data) (4) (see regulation point ) Beneficiaries of multiple basic benefits are only counted once in one of the basic pension benefits (scheme 1: , , ). Geographical coverage (i.e. which parts of the country are covered by this data source) (5) (see regulation point 1.2.1) Scheme 1: Full coverage. Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 6 of 18

7 Soziales und Konsumentenschutz): Special tabulation of statutory pension insurance beneficiaries (Sonderauswertung zu den Pensionsbezieherinnen und beziehern der Gesetzlichen Pensionsversicherung). Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions (Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger): Statistical data from the social insurance, public pension insurance - equalisation supplements (Statistische Daten aus der Sozialversicherung, Pensionsversicherung - Ausgleichszulagen). Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions: Individualrelated statistics (Personenbezogene Statistiken), in: Soziale Sicherheit. Number of beneficiaries of multiple pension benefits is only given in total by sex and age groups (scheme 1: , ). The so called Alterspensionen (old age pensions) under standard retirement age are not split up into the beneficiaries of the different benefits covered (early retirement pension based on a reduced ability to work, early retirement pension for longterm contribution payers, pension for long-term insured persons, corridor pension, heavy work pension) (scheme 1: (until 2009), , (until 2006), (until 2007)). The beneficiaries of an equalisation supplement under standard retirement age are not split up to different benefits (early retirement pension based on a reduced ability to work, early retirement pension for long-term contribution payers, pension for long-term insured persons, corridor pension, heavy work pension) (scheme 1: (until 2009), , (until 2007)). Figures on equalisation supplement are slightly lower than those provided in total by the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs and Consumer Protection (Special tabulation of statutory pension insurance beneficiaries) because of different tabulation dates (scheme 1: , (until 2009), , , , (until 2007)). Data do not cover all beneficiaries of pensions paid by health institutions for some parts of civil servants (Krankenfürsorgeanstalten) (scheme 2: , , ). Number of double counting (civil servants survivors pension and civil servants pension) is not given (scheme 2: , , ). Scheme 1: Full coverage. Schemes 1 and 2: Full coverage. Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 7 of 18

8 Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions: Individualrelated social insurance age statistics (Statistische Daten aus der Sozialversicherung - Personenbezogene Altersstatistiken). Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions: Statistical social insurance data - insured persons, pensioners (Statistische Daten aus der Sozialversicherung Versicherte, Pensionen, Renten). Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions: Total number of pensions (Gesamtstand aller Pensionen und Renten). Court of Audit (Rechnungshof): General Income Report for the years 2012 and 2013 (Bericht des Rechnungshofes über die durchschnittlichen Einkommen der gesamten Bevölkerung gemäß Art. 1 8 Abs. 4 des Bezügebegrenzungsgesetzes, BGBl. I Nr. 64/1997 für die Jahre 2012 und 2013): Special tabulation for Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection: Statistical data on social compensation (Statistische Daten zur Sozialentschädigung). Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection: Additional information on benefits vs. - Schemes 1, 2, 5 and 11: Full coverage. - Schemes 1, 4: Full coverage. - Scheme 2: Full coverage. Report is only available every second year for two reporting years. Most recent year is a special tabulation for ESSPROS. No information by sex for parts of beneficiaries (orphan s pensions, parents pensions) is given (scheme 3: ). Number of double counting between schemes is not fully given as this information is only recorded for beneficiaries of certain benefits (scheme 3: ). Scheme 2: Full coverage. Scheme 3: Full coverage. Scheme 3: Full coverage. Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 8 of 18

9 beneficiaries (Zusatzinformationen über Leistungen vs. Leistungsempfänger/-innen ). Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions: Statistical social insurance data accident insurance (Statistische Daten aus der Sozialversicherung Unfallversicherung). Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions: Statistical Handbook of the Austrian Social Insurance (Statistisches Handbuch der österreichischen Sozialversicherung). Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection: Information about Special benefit for mining industry (Information über Sonderunterstützung Bergbau). Public Employment Service (Arbeitsmarktservice, AMS): Labour market database (Arbeitsmarktdatenbank). Austrian Institute for Economic Research (Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - WIFO): Studies on the occupational pension scheme (Studien zur betrieblichen Altersvorsorge). Austrian Institute for Economic Research: Additional information on occupational pensions (Zusätzliche Information zu den Betriebspensionsbezieherinnen und -beziehern). - Scheme 5: Full coverage. - Scheme 5: Full coverage. - Scheme 11: Full coverage. - Scheme 11: Full coverage. Data are not provided each year and do not give information on beneficiaries by sex (scheme 20: ). Scheme 20: Full coverage. - Scheme 20: Full coverage. Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 9 of 18

10 Department of the Carinthian state government (Amt der Kärntner Landesregierung): Statistical data on cash benefits for mothers in Carinthia (statistische Daten zum Kärntner Müttergeld). - Scheme 21: Carinthia (beneficiaries are fully covered as the benefit exists only in Carinthia) 4. Please fill in this column only in cases of: delays, data source contains estimates, incomplete coverage for some schemes. In cases of schemes not complete covered, please, specify the number of the scheme and the code of the item for which no data are available and estimations are needed. 5. Please indicate "Full coverage" if the data source covers the whole country. If the data source contains data for some regions only, please specify the region. 1.2 Geographical comparability* (see regulation point 2.2) Degree of coverage in terms of schemes (6) (if there are cases of schemes, to be potentially included in ESSPROS that are completely or partially missed or not available) Degree of coverage in terms of beneficiaries (whether for the schemes included that data provided are exhaustive or if a number of pension beneficiaries are not available (partial return) Cases of non-application of the ESSPROS methodology in the form of a comprehensive list (whether there are cases (both schemes and benefits) of possible nonadherence with the ESSPROS methodology: provision from specific sources, for example, could imply the use of definitions and methodologies not in line with our Manual) - - No cases. * Please note that this table is referred to coverage and consistency with ESSPROS methodology of final figures. 6. If a scheme is completely missed in final figures please specify its number in the first column and in the second column specify "Missing". If only some items are missing, please specify in the first column the number of the scheme and in the second column the items that are missing. 2. Methodologies and assumptions used in the treatment of double counting and in estimates (please give details for all cases) 2.1 Estimates for schemes on which no data are available (see regulation point 2.1.2) Schemes Items (7) Type of estimate (8) Summary of estimation procedure Scheme , , Based on known distribution. As beneficiaries of multiple basic pensions are only counted once in one benefit, double counting has been added to Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 10 of 18

11 Scheme , , Scheme , , Scheme 3 Breakdown of by gender. Based on known distribution. Based on known distribution. Based on a hypothesis. The share of civil servants pension and civil servants survivors pension inclusive pensioners of health institutions (Krankenfürsorgeanstalten) is assumed to be the same as for civil servants pensioners without pensioners of health institutions. Share of double counting (civil servants pension in addition to civil servants survivors pension) has been estimated. Beneficiaries of survivor s pensions by sex (orphan s pensions, parents pensions) have partly been estimated by using assumptions based on the age of the beneficiaries. Scheme Other (expert opinion). Estimation is based on additional information provided by a national expert. 7. Specify only the codes of the items concerned. In cases of breakdowns, please specify: "breakdown of a total by gender", or "breakdown of a total between MT and NMT pensions", etc. 8. Specify one of the following estimation methods: "based on known distributions", "based on previous data", "based on a hypothesis", "based on a survey", "based on extrapolation", and "other". For category "other", please specify the method. 2.2 Information on the treatment of double counting (please indicate all types of double counting occurring in your country and specify the treatment, if any, for each of these cases) (see regulation point 2.1.2) (a) for a pension category inside a single scheme Item Scheme Treatment (yes or not) Type of treatment (9) Summary of the treatment Scheme 5. No. - There is no information available on double counting between disability pensions and survivors' pensions. It has been assumed to be not significant Scheme 20. No. - There is no information available on double counting within occupational Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 11 of 18

12 pensions. It has been assumed to be irrelevant Scheme 4. No. - There is no information available on double counting within beneficiaries of the special pension. It has been assumed to be not significant Scheme 1. Yes. Estimation based on previously known data. As multiple recipients are only counted once in the data source, double counting had to be added at benefit level Scheme 3. No. - There is no information available on double counting within and/or between relevant benefits. It has been assumed to be irrelevant because of different eligibility requirements and beneficiary groups Scheme 5. No. - There is no information available on double counting between disability pensions and survivors' pensions. It has been assumed to be not significant Scheme 11. No. - Due to different eligibility requirements for both special benefit for mining industry and transitional allowance there is no double counting Specify one of the following methods: "using a personal identification number", "using micro level data", "estimation based on previously known data", "estimation based on a hypothesis", "estimation based on a survey", "other". For category "other", please specify the method. Comments on this type of double counting: Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 12 of 18

13 (b) between schemes (a pension category for all schemes): Item Schemes Treatment (yes or not) Type of treatment (10) Schemes 1 and 2. Yes. Estimation based on previously known data. Summary of treatment The number of beneficiaries of invalidity pension and civil servants' pension has been estimated with the share of double counting Schemes 1 and 2. Yes. Estimation based on previously known data. The number of beneficiaries of regular old age pension and civil servants' pension has been estimated with the share of double counting Schemes 20 and 1, 2, 5. Yes. Estimation based on hypothesis. It is assumed that the occupational pension of scheme 20 is a supplementary scheme to several basic pensions. So, all beneficiaries in scheme 20 have been defined as double counting Schemes 1 and 2. Yes. Estimation based on previously known data Schemes 3 and 1, 2, 5. Yes. Estimation based on previously known data. The number of beneficiaries of survivors' pension and civil servants survivors' pension has been estimated with the share of double counting. Due to lack of better information, the number of beneficiaries receiving survivors pension benefits of scheme 3 in addition to pensions from other schemes (1, 2 and 5) has been assumed as given by the available data sources Schemes 5 and 1, 2. Yes. Estimation based on hypothesis. The number of beneficiaries of survivors' pension of Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 13 of 18

14 scheme 5 and in schemes 1 and 2 has been estimated with the share of double counting of disability pensions. 10. Specify one of the following methods: "using a personal identification number", "using micro level data", "estimation based on previously known data", "estimation based on a hypothesis", "estimation based on a survey", "other". For category "other", please specify the method. Comments on this type of double counting: (c) between non-means-tested and means-tested Item Double counting Treatment (yes or not) (yes or not) Yes. Yes. Other (by definition). Type of treatment (11) Yes. Yes. Other (by definition) Yes. Yes. Other (by definition) Yes. Yes. Other (by definition) Summary of treatment All means-tested pensions (supplementary benefits) are paid in addition to non-means-tested pensions (basic pensions). Therefore, the number of beneficiaries without double counting is the number of beneficiaries of the non-means-tested pension. 11. Specify one of the following methods: "using a personal identification number", "using micro level data", "estimation based on previously known data", "estimation based on a hypothesis", "estimation based on a survey", "other". For category "other", please specify the method. Comments on this type of double counting: Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 14 of 18

15 (d) between categories in aggregation: To obtain functions at "all schemes" level Item Double counting (yes or not) Treatment (yes or not) Type of treatment (12) No No Summary of treatment To obtain the totals of survivors and old age pensioners and the total of pensioners in the country Item Treatment (yes or not) Double counting (yes or not) Type of treatment (12) Yes. Yes. Estimation based on previously known data Yes. Yes. Estimation based on previously known data. Summary of treatment Double counting added at scheme level has been taken out again. The number of beneficiaries of civil servants pension (scheme 2) and survivors pension or civil servants survivors pension (scheme 1 or 2) both over standard retirement age was estimated with the share of double counting. The number of beneficiaries of a disability pension (scheme 5) and survivors pension or civil servants survivors pension (scheme 1 or 2) both over standard retirement age was estimated with the share of double counting. The number of beneficiaries of regular old age pension (scheme 1) and civil servants survivors pension was estimated with the share of double counting. Double counting added at scheme level has been taken out again. The number of beneficiaries of regular old age pension and civil servants pension (schemes 1 and 2) both under standard retirement age was Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 15 of 18

16 estimated with the share of double counting. The number of beneficiaries of a civil servants pension (scheme 2) and survivors pension or civil servants survivors pension (schemes 1 or 2) was estimated with the share of double counting. The number of beneficiaries of a disability pension (scheme 5) and survivors pension or civil servants survivors pension (scheme 1 or 2) was estimated with the share of double counting. The number of beneficiaries of a special benefit (scheme 11) and survivors pension or civil servants survivors pension (scheme 1 or 2) was estimated with the share of double counting. The number of beneficiaries of regular old age pension or invalidity pension (scheme 1) and civil servants survivors pension (scheme 2) was estimated with the share of double counting. 12. Specify one of the following methods: "using a personal identification number", "using micro level data", "estimation based on previously known data", "estimation based on a hypothesis", "estimation based on a survey", "other". For category "other", please specify the method. Comments on this type of double counting: Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 16 of 18

17 Changes in the data sources used (13) Changes in the methods used for estimating data (14) Revisions of data due to conceptual adjustments (15) Revisions of data due to availability of final statistics (16) Other revisions of data (e.g. due to quality review actions) 3. Revision of statistics (In the first column, please indicate the scheme involved, in the second column, the items involved, then thick with an 'X' the column that corresponds to the type of the revision and, where it is the case, please describe in the last column each revision with a few words, specifying if it is extraordinary (very rare) or ordinary (it can happen regularly). (see regulation point 2.1.3) Type of revision Scheme Items Details on the revision Scheme , X : Results have been replaced by more recent calculations (ordinary revision). 13. E.g. changes in the set of the data sources (new data sources, disappearing of an old one); additional information supplied by certain data sources; other changes in data sources. 14. E.g. changes in the methods used: to put in line information supplied by data sources with the ESSPROS methodology; to estimate the missing breakdown (or part of schemes) or other changes in methods. 15. E.g. changes in the ESSPROS methodology; in the social protection system; in classifications or definitions other than ESSPROS; etc. 16. E.g. final figures are provided by the data sources; or provisional estimation are replaced by information that was missing in the last data collection; etc. Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 17 of 18

18 4. Other information related to quality 4.1 Dissemination policy in the country* Are these data published in your country? (17) At what timeliness? (in months) (18) State any specific publication (and eventually the link) Yes, everything. 12 months. Homepages of Statistics Austria ( > Statistiken > Soziales > Sozialschutz nach EU-Konzept > Bezieherinnen und Bezieher von Pensionsleistungen) and of the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection ( > Soziales Konsumentenschutz > Soziale Themen > Soziale Sicherheit > Sozialpolitische Analysen > Sozialausgaben. Are they part of regular publications? *Optional 17. Please specify "yes everything", "yes, only the following part ", "yes, but not in the ESSPROS format" or no". In case of "yes, but not in the ESSPROS format", please explain. 18 Please specify how many months after the period of reference the data are published (31st of December of reference year or 1st January of reference year + 1). No. (yes or not) 4.2 Other information Quality Report ESSPROS pension beneficiaries Page 18 of 18