There are 5,372 people in Malta and 974 in Gozo who receive an invalidity pension, Social Policy Minister John Dalli told Anthony Agius Decelis in reply to a parliamentary question.
Answering another question by Mr Agius Decelis, Mr Dalli said there were 760 people in Malta and 240 in Gozo who were awarded an invalidity pension in 2008. Of these, 400 in Malta and 208 in Gozo had their invalidity pension renewed.