Income gap between pensioners and workers starts to close

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The weekly income gap between pensioners and the working-age population has narrowed to 8% over the past two decades, according to official figures.

Data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) showed the gap has fallen 30 percentage points since 1995 as pensioner incomes grew 64% over that period, compared to 9% for working age incomes...

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