Table 16

Income Transfers to Households

 

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

 

                             DKK million                    

Current transfers, total

1.048

1.072

1.116

1.171

1.234

Social benefits

840

852

880

933

981

Retirement pensions

257

254

264

303

342

Supplementary benefit 1)

172

179

189

181

184

Early retirement

224

219

218

220

222

Child benefit etc.

43

51

60

80

86

Housing benefit etc.

143

149

149

149

147

Educational grants from public funds, total

136

151

171

173

186

In Greenland

98

112

125

121

131

In Denmark and elsewhere

30

31

38

44

47

Educational grants for pupils in primary and lower secondary school

8

8

8

8

7

Business support

73

69

65

65

67

Prices for fishermen's catch

15

0

0

0

0

Prices for sealskin

30

32

30

26

28

Special relief fund

1

1

0

0

0

Other

27

36

35

39

39

Notes: 1) Includes benefits due to unemployment, maternity leave, illness etc.

Source: Statistics Greenland