Pensioner incomes have risen by 50% - ONS

In 2010/11, pensioner couples received average household incomes of £610 per week, compared with £345 per week for single men pensioners and £279 per week for single women pensioners. This includes occupational, private and state pensions. 4.8 million house-holds received private pensions while 1.9 million pensioners lived on state benefits alone in 2010/11. Vince Smith Hughes, head of business development at Prudential said: "The onset of auto-enrolment will go a long way to getting younger people on the path towards creating a nest egg for retirement." The research also found ave...