This statistic displays the average total income per retired household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by decile. The average total income, per retired household of those in the top decile amounted to 53,7632 thousand British pounds. This was over 18 times more than the average total income per retired household of those in the bottom decile, which came to 2,883 British pounds.
The years 2001/2002-2020/2021 indicated a period where the median disposable income generally increased. In 2001/02 the median disposable household income for retired individuals amounted to 17,000 British pounds. By 2019/20 the median disposable household income for retired individuals had increased to 23,500 British pounds, a net increase of approximately 7,000 GBP.
This statistic shows the annual mean income of retired households in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2019, measured in British pounds. In the period of consideration, mean income of retired households presented a trend of growth, despite some fluctuation. In the financial year 2018/19, the annual mean income of these households amounted to **** thousand British pounds. The financial year of 2018/19 saw a growth of roughly ** percent in comparison with the financial year of 2000/01.
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Average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK. Data are shown by region, age, income (including equivalised) group (deciles and quintiles), economic status, socio-economic class, housing tenure, output area classification, urban and rural areas (Great Britain only), place of purchase and household composition.
Pensioners' Incomes (PI) contains estimates of the levels, sources and distribution of pensioners' incomes. It also examines the position of single pensioners and pensioner couples, including any dependent children, within the income distribution of the population as a whole. This differs from Households Below Average Income (HBAI) (see SNs 5828 and 7196), where analysis is on a household basis, and includes the income of adults not in the pensioner unit but living in the same household. The PI undertakes a few extra steps beyond the FRS and HBAI data to derive pension income variables.
The PI series is a key source of information used to inform Government thinking on relevant policies and related programmes and projects. Researchers and analysts outside the government use statistics and data to examine topics such as ageing, the distributional impacts of fiscal policies, and pensioner groups' income profiles. The PI estimates are usually based on a sample of around 7,000 adults over State Pension age, who reside in private households in the United Kingdom, taken from the Family Resources Survey (FRS).
The gov.uk Pensioners' Incomes Statistics webpage contains annual reports, accompanying tables, research, and technical papers.
PI data are also available from 1994/95 onwards via the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Stat-Xplore online tool.
Secure Access PI data
The Secure Access version of the PI series (SN 9257) is available from 2007/08 onwards, whereas the standard End User Licence (EUL) data (SN 8503) are available from 2008/09. Unlike the EUL versions, the ages of the head of household and spouse have not been top-coded at 80 years in the Secure Access version. Prospective users of the Secure Access version must fulfil additional requirements beyond those associated with the EUL datasets. The Secure Access version of FRS is held under SN 9256, and the Secure Access version of HBAI is available under SN 7196.
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For the 7th edition (April 2025), data and documentation for 2023/24 were added to the study.
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The value of any pension pots already accrued that are not state basic retirement or state earning related. This includes occupational pensions, personal pensions, retained rights in previous pensions and pensions in payment.
This statistic displays the average state pension per retired household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by decile group. Retired households in the bottom decile received, on average, 5,747 British pounds in state pension. This was the lowest state pension received of any decile group. Retired households in the top decile received, on average, 11,209 British pounds in state pension. This was the highest income received from state pension of any decile group.
The publication covers the academic years from 2010 to 2024 and provides breakdowns by school phase and teacher role.
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Average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK. Data are shown by region, age, income (including equivalised) group (deciles and quintiles), economic status, socio-economic class, housing tenure, output area classification, urban and rural areas (Great Britain only), place of purchase and household composition.
DWP publishes a range of statistics on topics including its employment programmes, benefits, pensions and household income. For more information see ‘Statistics at DWP’.
Pensioners' Incomes (PI) contains estimates of the levels, sources and distribution of pensioners' incomes. It also examines the position of single pensioners and pensioner couples, including any dependent children, within the income distribution of the population as a whole. This differs from Households Below Average Income (HBAI) (see SNs 5828 and 7196), where analysis is on a household basis, and includes the income of adults not in the pensioner unit but living in the same household. The PI undertakes a few extra steps beyond the FRS and HBAI data to derive pension income variables.
The PI series is a key source of information used to inform Government thinking on relevant policies and related programmes and projects. Researchers and analysts outside the government use statistics and data to examine topics such as ageing, the distributional impacts of fiscal policies, and pensioner groups' income profiles. The PI estimates are usually based on a sample of around 7,000 adults over State Pension age, who reside in private households in the United Kingdom, taken from the Family Resources Survey (FRS).
The gov.uk Pensioners' Incomes Statistics webpage contains annual reports, accompanying tables, research, and technical papers.
PI data are also available from 1994/95 onwards via the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Stat-Xplore online tool.
Secure Access PI data
The Secure Access version of the PI series (SN 9257) is available from 2007/08 onwards, whereas the standard End User Licence (EUL) data (SN 8503) are available from 2008/09. Unlike the EUL versions, the ages of the head of household and spouse have not been top-coded at 80 years in the Secure Access version. Prospective users of the Secure Access version must fulfil additional requirements beyond those associated with the EUL datasets. The Secure Access version of FRS is held under SN 9256, and the Secure Access version of HBAI is available under SN 7196.
Latest edition information
For the second edition (April 2025), data and documentation for 2023/24 were added to the study.
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This statistic displays the average total income per retired household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by decile. The average total income, per retired household of those in the top decile amounted to 53,7632 thousand British pounds. This was over 18 times more than the average total income per retired household of those in the bottom decile, which came to 2,883 British pounds.