Pensioners just as poor as graduates - DWP

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British pensioners currently receive an income mirroring that of a graduate despite the fact their income has risen by one-quarter over the past decade, latest figures from the DWP reveal.

According to Department for Work and Pensions' 'The Pensioners' Incomes Series 2002/3' published on Friday, the average retiree in the UK were last year getting by on a mere £237 per week. While this was up around 25% compared with the income received in 1994/5 to 2002/3, this is still only equivalent to an annual salary of around £16,000 - usually the amount a first-jobber would earn. That said, the average pensioner still had £60 more in the pocket per week compared with a single pensioner, who last year would have had to scrape by on a weekly income of £177. Pensioner couples on...

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