Subtopic: Pensioners' Income and Wealth

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Video Summary: Income of Retired Households, October 2012 24-Oct-2012
This video summarises the key messages from the Income of Retired Households release.

Chapter 6 - Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (General Lifestyle Survey Overview - a report on the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey) 07-Mar-2013
Data from the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey on occupational and personal pensions for employees and the pension arrangements of the self-employed. The chapter presents both trends over time and detailed data for the 2011 survey year.
Income of Retired Households, 1977-2010/11 24-Oct-2012
This article looks at trends in retired households' income between 1977 and 2010/11. It examines changes in the income inequality and the composition of income of retired households and makes comparisons between the income of retired and non-retired households.
Chapter 4: Pension Wealth, 2008/10 12-Jul-2012
Pension Wealth chapter of the Wealth and Assets Survey (Part 2) 2008/10 report
Chapter 5: Annex on Pension Wealth Methodology, 2008/10 12-Jul-2012
Annex explaining the changes in the financial assumptions for calculating pension wealth between waves 1 and 2.
Effects of taxes and benefits on household income Statistical Bulletin - 2009/2010 (Pdf 106Kb) 19-May-2011
Examines how taxes and benefits redistribute income between various groups of households in the UK.
The effects of taxes and benefits on household income, 2009/2010 (Pdf 818Kb) 19-May-2011
Examines how taxes and benefits redistribute income between various groups of households in the UK.

Chapter 6 - Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (General Lifestyle Survey Overview - a report on the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey) (Excel sheet 191Kb) 07-Mar-2013
Data from the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey on occupational and personal pensions for employees and the pension arrangements of the self-employed. The chapter presents both trends over time and detailed data for the 2011 survey year.
The Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Household Income, 2010/2011 (Excel sheet 1077Kb) 26-Jun-2012
Examines how taxes and benefits redistribute income between various groups of households in the UK.
General Lifestyle Survey - Pensions tables 2010 (Excel sheet 693Kb) 08-Mar-2012
Excel tables for General Lifestyle Survey - Pensions, 2010
The effects of taxes and benefits on household income, 2009/10 (Excel sheet 1448Kb) 19-May-2011
Examines how taxes and benefits redistribute income between various groups of households in the UK.
Chapter 10: Pension Trends Data, 2011 (ZIP 386Kb) 20-Apr-2011
Spreadsheets underlying Chapter 10 of Pension Trends released in April 2011
General Lifestyle Survey - Pensions tables, 2009 (Excel sheet 290Kb) 27-Jan-2011
Excel tables for General Lifestyle Survey - Pensions, 2009