Hewitt updates ‘facts and figures' guide
THE BASIC state pension rose £2.20 a week during the last tax year, latest figures show.
Hewitt Associates’ Facts and Figures 2006 reveals a single pensioner received £84.25 a week in April 2006, as compared to £82.05 in 2005. This equates to a rise of £114.40 a year to take a pensioner’s...
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