§ 41. Mr. Andrew Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate his Department has made of the percentage increase in real terms of pensioners' incomes from savings since 1979.
§ Mr. MajorPensioners' incomes from savings grew in real terms by 52.5 per cent. between 1979 and 1985, the latest date for which figures are available.
Note: Figures are obtained from the Family Expenditure Survey and relate to pensioner tax units i.e. single pensioners and married couples where the husband is over 65.