Pensioner income from workplace pensions grows

James Phillips
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Occupational pension provision has continued to grow in value, but there remains large variance in incomes across the pensioner age group, according to latest government data.

In the 2016/17 financial year, the median income from workplace provision was £161 a week, up from £158, according to the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP's) Pensioner Income Series. On a mea...

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