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To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of pensioners are receiving income from savings or occupational pensions.
In 1987, 73 per cent. of pensioners received income from savings and 52 per cent. of pensioners had an occupational pension. This compares very favourably with 1979 when the corresponding figures were 62 per cent. and 41 per cent.
Source: Family Expenditure Survey.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the increase in pensioners' average net incomes for (a) 1974 to 1979 and (b) 1979 to date.
41.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security by how much pensioners' average net incomes have increased since 1979.
48.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the most recent figures he has for the increase in pensioners' incomes from savings since 1979.
Between 1974 and 1979, pensioners' average total net incomes rose by 3 per cent. in real terms. Recently available figures show a rise between 1979 and 1987 of over 31 per cent. in real terms. The same figures also show that pensioners' average income from savings more than doubled over the same period.