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Pensioner Income Series 2017/18 findings

hugheskevi · 2019-03-28 18:25:38

[FONT=&quot]The Pensioner Income Series 2017-18 was published today. Some findings I found interesting are (in £ per year, 2017/18 price terms):[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Total income[/FONT] · [FONT=&quot]Gross income of recently retired pensioner couples was £44,530, of which £12,827 (29%) was from the State. Mean net income…

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zagfles Posts: 21,686 Forumite

29 March 2019 at 10:26PM edited 29 March 2019 at 10:29PM

It would also be better if they used English. "Retired" means stopped work. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/retired
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/retired

So the £44k figure would include earnings from some who are still in work and getting employment income, state pension (unless deferred) and possibly occupational pension as well.

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