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Personal Pensions and Pensions Relief Statistics: commentary, background and methodology

The main commentary on the statistics, as well as the background and methodology document.

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Personal Pensions and Pensions Relief Statistics

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Personal Pensions and Pensions Relief Statistics - Background and Methodology

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Details

This is divided into 3 sections

  • section 1: headline figures
  • section 2: commentary and analysis
  • section 3: user engagement
Published 28 February 2014
Last updated 16 June 2021 + show all updates
  1. Updated commentary document to include front page with pensions quality announcement

  2. Uploaded a new version of the statistics pdf to reflect the updated links in the document

  3. Updated commentary for September 2019 statistics, and added separate background and methodology document. The title and description have been updated to reflect changes.

  4. Updates to Tables PEN1, PEN2, PEN2.1, PEN2.2, PEN3, PEN4, PEN5 and PEN6.

  5. Updated tables PEN3, PEN4 and PEN5 to include 2017 data. Added tables PEN7 and PEN8.

  6. Tables PEN1, PEN2, PEN2.1, PEN2.2 and PEN6 have been updated to include 2016 to 2017 data.

  7. Document updated to include new PEN3, PEN4 and PEN5 tables and analysis.

  8. Document updated to include new PEN1, PEN2, PEN2.1, PEN2.2 and PEN6 tables and analysis.

  9. Document updated to include new PEN3, PEN4, and PEN5 tables and analysis.

  10. Document updated to include new PEN1, PEN2, PEN2.1, PEN2.2 and PEN6 tables and analysis.

  11. Updated the attached document.

  12. Various tables updated for 2013-14

  13. Various tables updated for 2012-13

  14. Publication updated to February 28th 2014.

  15. First published.