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What has happened to the income of retired households over the past 40 years?

Release date: 8 August 2017 9:30am

Summary

This short article analyses some of the key trends in the income of retired households between 1977 and 201516. Retired households are those where the income of retired household members accounts for the majority of the total household gross income.

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Name

Lee Mallett/Paola Serafino

Email

hie@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 (0)1633 455060

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