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News Tag: income under £10

April 16, 2008

Pensioners slipping below the poverty line

by Kay Murchie
Pensioners slipping below the poverty line
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have established that half of all single pensioners receive an annual income of under £6,000. The ONS figures, which cover 2005/06, also revealed that 62% of pensioner couples had a total pension income of less than £10,000. The research is highlighting the need for a private pension as figures from financial advice company Hargreaves ...