Gender pension gap reverses in favour of women for the first time

Its analysis of data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) showed that in 2021/22, the annual income of women under 75 after housing costs was £12,168 - £52 higher than men in that age group. This was a reversal of the previous year's data, when men under 75 received an average annual income £988 higher than women. However, the data showed that in 2021/22, income for single female pensioners over 75 was on average £2,236, which is less than men in that cohort. Additionally, the average annual income gap of single female pensioners over the age of 75 has been £1,466 over t...