This study finds that the expansion of non-contributory pensions has helped reduce poverty in old age. The document reviews the relationship between pensions and poverty in old age in Latin America after the recent expansion of coverage through non-contributory pensions, focusing on eighteen countries around the year 2012.

Based on administrative data and household surveys, the adopted strategies are reviewed and the present situation of the elderly is assessed. The results indicate that the growth of non-contributory pensions is linked to the reduction of poverty in old age, but there are still gaps that must be closed.

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