Pensioners' Incomes Series

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The links below include the latest in a series and some earlier reports. Reports not listed can be obtained from the contact point given in the individual Adobe Acrobat documents.

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Latest edition (published 12^th May 2011)

• Latest PI
• Previous editions
• PI Methodology
• NS Quality Review
• Other methodology links
• Comments
• User Consultation
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Pensioners' Incomes Series 2009/10

The National Statistics First Release   contains a digest of key results taken from the Pensioners' Incomes Series 2009-10 published 12^th May 2011.

The Pensioners' Incomes Series 2009/10 (520 KB)  is the latest full edition of the annual Pensioners' Incomes (PI) Series. It contains estimates and interpretation of trends in the levels and sources of pensioners' incomes, based on two household surveys. Information on the latest year (and the eleven preceding years) is based on the Family Resources Survey (FRS), while historical trends are examined using the Family Expenditure Survey (FES).

The Pensioners’ Incomes Series 2009/10 - Main tables in Microsoft Excel Format (384 KB)

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Dataset release

DWP is currently reviewing the security assurances in place regarding the release of the FRS, HBAI and PI special licence datasets. There are concerns that the current security assurances do not satisfy DWP standards. Although the risk of an FRS respondent being identified is low, we want to ensure that appropriate controls are in place. While we do wish to make our data as widely available as possible for reuse, this should not be at the cost of respondents' confidentiality. We are working with the UK Data Archive and are hoping to resolve the remaining issues relating to the release of the Special Licence datasets as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience the delay has caused. The End User Licence versions of the FRS and FRS based datasets are available as usual through the UK Data Archive.

Previous editions

• The Pensioners’ Incomes Series 2008/09 (Revised)  
• The Pensioners’ Incomes Series 2007/08 (Revised)  
• The Pensioners’ Incomes Series 2006/07 (Revised)  
• The Pensioners’ Incomes Series 2005/06 (Revised)  
• The Pensioners’ Incomes Series 2004/05  
• The Pensioners’ Incomes Series 2003/04  
• The Pensioners’ Incomes Series 2002/03  
• The Pensioners’ Incomes Series 2001/02  
• The Pensioners’ Incomes Series 2000/01  
• Technical Annex 2000/01  
• Pensioners' Incomes Series 1999/00  
• Technical Annex 1999/00  
• Pensioners' Incomes Series 1998/99  
• Pensioners' Incomes Series 1997/98  

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PI Methodological papers

• No 1: Occupational Pension Receipt (1999)  
• No 2: Negative incomes (1999)  
• No 3: Personal pension incomes (2000)  
• No 4: Personal pension incomes - update (2001)  
• No 5: Publication policy for estimates subject to sampling error (2001)  
• No 7: Definition of pensioner units (2001)  
• No 8: Income from annuities (2001)  
• No 9: Personal pensions income - 2nd update (2001)  
• No 10: Use of in-year deflation (2001)  

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National Statistics Quality Review

The National Statistics Quality Review of Households Below Average Income and Pensioners' Income series was published on 27^th February 2004.

Other methodological papers (links to other sites)

• Consultation on 'Comparisons over time for low income statistics' (2000)  
• Comparisons of income data between the Family Expenditure Survey and the Family Resources Survey (1999)  
• Income Distribution data for the UK: Robustness Assessment Report (Family Expenditure Survey data; 1998)  

Comments

We are always looking to improve the content and presentation of the Pensioners' Incomes Series. If you have any comments on the publication or on any of the PI methodological papers, please send them to us at the following address: Pensioners-incomes@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

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If you would like to be notified when the next edition of PI is published, or when any new methodological paper is made available, please contact us. Full contact details are available in the latest edition of the Pensioners' Incomes Series.

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