Long-term trends suggest retirees in the UK could close up bringing in more income than young workersYoung couples and families in the UK are £900 a year worse off compared with a decade ago,while recent retirees’ incomes hold increased by more than £5500 over the same period, the Guardian can reveal.fresh data obtained from the Office for National Statistics shows that despite a big rise in employment in recent years, and the average disposable income of couples and families in the latter half of their 20s is still suffering from the effects of the 2008 financial crash.
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Source: theguardian.com