DWP publishes gender pensions gap statistics from 2020 to 2022

Government data shows gap between men and women’s private pensions wealth rose to 48%

Martin Richmond
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DWP publishes gender pensions gap statistics from 2020 to 2022

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has today (21 July) published its second official statistics on the gender pensions gap in private pensions.

The statistics in the DWP's report – Gender Pensions Gap in Private Pensions: 2020 to 2022 – are derived from the Office for National Statistics' (ONS) Wealth and Data Survey. The data revealed tha...

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