HC Deb 08 July 1998 vol 315 c537W
Mr. O'Hara

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will list the(a) mean and (b) median income of (i) single pensioners, (ii) pensioner couples and (iii) all pensioners living in (1) pre-1989 regulated tenancies in the private sector and (2) housing association tenancies (A) before and (B) after housing costs. [48551]

Mr. Denham

The information is set out in the tables.

Incomes of pensioner units living in pre-1989 regulated tenancies in the private sector
£ per week July 1995 prices
Mean Income Median Income
All Pensioner Units
Net income before housing costs 126.30 110.10
Net income after housing costs 93.70 74.00
Pensioner Couples
Net income before housing costs 185.20 163.40
Net income after housing costs 149.30 122.70
Single Pensioners
Net income before housing costs 109.60 101.80
Net income after housing costs 77.80 66.30

Notes:

1. All figures are in July 1995 prices and rounded to the nearest 10 pence

2. Due to small sample size figures should be treated with a degree of caution

3. All figures are based on Pensioner Units. A Pensioner Unit is defined as a single (non-cohabiting) person over the State Pension Age (SPA) or a couple (married or cohabiting) where the man, defined as the head, is over SPA

4. The answer is comparable with Table 1a in the Family Resources Section of The Pensioners' Incomes Series 1995/96-Revised Edition

Source:

The Family Resources Survey 1995/96

Incomes of pensioner units living in housing association tenancies
£ per week July 1995 prices
Mean Income Median Income
All Pensioner Units
Net income before housing costs 130.10 118.60
Net income after housing costs 85.10 70.00
Pensioner Couples
Net income before housing costs 176.80 171.50
Net income after housing costs 129.20 121.80
Single Pensioners
Net income before housing costs 118.60 110.80
Net income after housing costs 74.30 65.90

Notes:

1. All figures are in July 1995 prices and rounded to the nearest 10 pence

2. Due to small sample size figures should be treated with a degree of caution

3. All figures are based on Pensioner Units. A Pensioner Unit is defined as a single (non-cohabiting) person over the State Pension Age (SPA) or a couple (married or cohabiting) where the man, defined as the head, is over SPA

4. The answer is comparable with Table 1a in the Family Resources Section of The Pensioners' Incomes Series 1995/96-Revised Edition

Source:

The Family Resources Survey 1995–96

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