§ Mr. DevaTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security by how much pensioners' real average income has risen since 1979.
§ Mr. HagueThe information is in the table:
Percentage increase in pensioners' total average real income between 1979 and 1990–91 Percentage increase before housing costs Percentage increase after housing costs All pensioners 42 54 Pensioner couples 39 53 Single pensioners 39 49 Notes:
1. Estimates derive from the Family Expenditure Survey. 1990–91 is the latest year for which information is available.
2. "All pensioners" includes single people over pension age and couples where the husband is over pension age.