Seniors Network - UK pensions for last 25 years

Year	Single Person	% increase	Single +Link to Earnings	Married Couple	% increase	Couple + Link to Earnings
1979-0	£23.30			£37.30		£37.30
1980-1	£27.15	16.52%	£27.60	£43.45	16.49%	£44.20
1981-2	£29.60	9.02%	£30.90	£47.35	8.98%	£49.50
1982-3	£32.85	10.98%	£33.50	£52.55	10.98%	£53.65
1983-4	£34.05	3.65%	£36.40	£54.50	3.71%	£58.30
1984-5	£35.80	5.14%	£38.25	£57.30	5.14%	£61.25
1985-6	£38.30	6.98%	£41.60	£61.30	6.98%	£66.60
1986-7	£38.70	1.04%	£43.45	£61.95	1.06%	£69.60
1987-8	£39.50	2.07%	£45.90	£63.25	2.10%	£73.50
1988-9	£41.15	4.18%	£49.50	£65.90	4.19%	£79.25
1989-0	£43.60	5.95%	£53.85	£69.80	5.92%	£86.20
1990-1	£46.90	7.57%	£59.05	£75.10	7.59%	£94.55
1991-2	£52.00	10.87%	£65.50	£83.25	10.85%	£104.85
1992-3	£54.15	4.13%	£70.50	£86.70	4.14%	£112.85
1993-4	£56.10	3.60%	£73.90	£89.80	3.58%	£118.30
1994-5	£57.60	2.67%	£76.25	£92.10	2.56%	£121.95
1995-6	£58.85	2.17%	£78.85	£94.10	2.17%	£126.10
1996-7	£61.15	3.91%	£81.95	£97.75	3.88%	£131.05
1997-8	£62.45	2.13%	£85.40	£99.80	2.10%	£136.55
1998-9	£64.70	3.60%	£88.90	£103.40	3.61%	£142.15
1999-0	£66.75	3.17%	£93.25	£106.70	3.19%	£149.10
2000-1	£67.50	1.12%	£97.45	£107.90	1.12%	£155.80
2001-2	£72.50	7.41%	£101.15	£115.90	7.41%	£162.10
2002-3	£75.50	4.14%	£105.70	£120.00	3.54%	£169.00
2003-4	£77.45	2.58%	£109.00	£123.80	3.17%	£174.95
2004-5	£79.65	2.84%	£113.12	£127.30	2.83%	£180.90
2005-6	£82.05	3.03%	£118.44	£134.55	£3.06%	£189.40
2006-7	£84.25	3.3		£139.55
2007-8	£87.30			£145.15