Pensioners' Incomes (Hansard, 28 January 1992)

HC Deb 28 January 1992 vol 202 c515W 515W

§ Mr. Allen
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of pensioners are in the top half of income distribution; and what was the comparable figure for 1979.

§ Miss Widdecombe
In 1987, 28 per cent. of pensioners were in the top half of the total income distribution, compared with only 24 per cent. in 1979.