Pension Trends brings together for the first time pension data from a range of different sources. It comprehensively illustrates the economic and social issues driving pension trends, and presents analysis and data from the perspectives of the individual, providers and national aggregate levels. Produced by the Pension Statistics Task Force, and using the best available sources, Pension Trends is a unique publication that will provide the basis for future official reporting on pensions data.

Introduction: A Framework for Pension Statistics
Pensions Legislation: An Overview
Population Change
The Labour Market and Retirement
Pensioner Income and Expenditure
Attitudes to Retirement and Pension Planning
State Pension Entitlements and Second Tier Pension Provision
Private Pension Scheme Membership
Pension Contributions
Individual Pension Wealth
Non-pension Wealth
Employer Pension Provision
Pension Fund Investment
Pensions and the National Accounts

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