Social Security Benefits: Pay
2026-05-20 · Department for Work and Pensions · HL406 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government how many benefit recipients receive higher than the national average wage.
Answer
According to the Annual Survey for Hours and Earnings, produced by the Office for National Statistics, the median gross annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK who had been in their jobs for at least a year were £39,039 in April 2025. Using the ...