This paper to analyze the contribution of the component of the household income "retirements and pensions" for the inequality of the per capita household income distribution in Brazil, in rural and urban areas, in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2003. To that end, it was used per capita household income stratus and the Gini index decomposition methodology of the following components: main work income, other works incomes, retirements and pensions, donations, rent income and other incomes (interests, dividends etc.). The results showed the substantial contribution of the retirements and pensions for the inequality of the per capita household income distribution in Brazil. The household income stratification allowed showing that in Brazilian rural area, the percentage of households and people in the population and the total incomes and retirements and pensions incomes are located in inferior stratus of the income.
social security; retirements and pensions; income distribution
