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This collection contains estimates of the levels, sources and distribution of pensioners’ incomes.

Next release date and key information

The next release of the PI statistics will be published in March 2027.

Planned summer 2026 update for FYE 2019 to FYE 2021

The planned summer update to the back-series administrative-linked data for FYE 2019, FYE 2020 and FYE 2021 will no longer be published on 30 June 2026.

A data issue was identified during final quality assurance of the back-series update which will need to be resolved before the data can be released.

To support prioritisation and statistical resource to deliver both the back-series and the FYE 2026 release the revision to incorporate administrative data into the historical years FYE 2019 to FYE 2021 will now be made in the March 2027 release. This will mean there will be one set of revisions to those years, alongside the other changes outlined in the Family Resources Survey release strategy.

Users should note that the references to the summer 2026 update in our March 2026 report and March Background Information and Methodology report will no longer apply. These changes will take place from March 2027 instead.

Error with FYE 2025 Council Tax variable

An error has been identified with the GROSSCT FRS variable, Band D council tax amount by local authority, which has been used in the March PI publications and in the FRS dataset. The problem was caused by an issue with the FRS processing tool, and an additional check has now been implemented to our processes to avoid a reoccurrence of similar problems in the future.

The impact of this error is minimal. The change is not material and does not change the overall trends in relation to poverty and pensioners’ incomes. The error should not affect the use of the data.

Following the approach outlined in the DWP Revisions and corrections policy the benefits against the costs of making a revision have been assessed, taking into account the expected uses of the statistics. Revising and republishing the FRS FYE 2025 and related publications at this stage would be disproportionate. Instead, the correction to the council tax variable for FYE 2025 will be made as part of our March 2027 release, alongside other changes outlined in the FRS Release Strategy including the production of a single revised back series of estimates using Census based population data for all years back to FYE 2013.

Find future pensioners’ incomes publication dates in our statistics release calendar and more about our statistics on the Statistics at DWP page.

Email pensioners-incomes@dwp.gov.uk with feedback and queries.

Data on Stat-Xplore

Pensioners’ incomes (PI) data is available from financial year ending (FYE) 1995 to FYE 2025 on the .

You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own pensioner’s incomes analysis. The pensioners’ incomes information is available at family (pensioner unit) level.

In March 2027, the PI Stat-Xplore dataset will be split into:

• PI – data from 2018 to 2019 (admin-linked) – containing admin-linked data from FYEÌý2019

• PI – data to 2018 to 2019 (unlinked) – containing unlinked data from FYE 1995 to FYEÌý2019

Read the user guide to pensioners’ incomes data on Stat-Xplore.

Feedback

We are seeking feedback from users on this release of pensioners’ incomes. Email pensioners-incomes@dwp.gov.uk with your comments.