(ANSA) - Rome, October 25 - INPS said Thursday that six
million people in Italy have pension earnings of less than 1,000
euros a month - 37.5% of the total.
The pensions and social security agency said that 64% of
those on less than 1,000 euros, 3.85 million people, were women.
It said 45.9% of women pensioners were on less than 1,000
euros a month.
INPS said 266,180 people, 1.7% of the total, had gross State
pensions of over 5,000 euros a month.
It said 80.8% of these high-earning pensioners were men.
Over 6 million pensioners on under 1,000 euros a month
Two-thirds are women