May 2014

Pensioner units (all pensioner couples and single pensioners) in Northern Ireland received on average £385 per week in gross income in 2011/12, which was a decrease of 8 per cent from 2010/11. Approximately half of this total (£199) was sourced from state benefits. Full information is available in the Pensioners’ Income Series Bulletin, Northern Ireland 2011-12, produced by the Department for Social Development.