§ 15. Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what has been the average change in pensioner incomes in real terms since 1979; and if he will make a statement. [36970]
§ Mr. HealdPensioners' average net incomes, before housing costs, increased by 51 per cent. in real terms, between 1979 and 1993.
Source:
Pensioners' Incomes Series 1993, based on information drawn from the Family Expenditure Surveys 1979 and 1993.