{"id":77150,"date":"2016-12-12T10:03:54","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T10:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=e74e80c74eef054c1297a9888b5aeaef"},"modified":"2016-12-12T10:03:54","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T10:03:54","slug":"press-release-review-of-automatic-enrolment-to-build-on-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=77150","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Review of automatic enrolment to build on success"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Encouraging as many people as possible to save into a workplace pension and secure their financial future is at the heart of a new review into automatic enrolment announced today (12 December 2016).<\/p>\n

The review will consider the success of automatic enrolment to date, and explore ways that the ground-breaking policy can be further developed.<\/p>\n

Through automatic enrolment almost 7 million people have been enrolled into a pension scheme by nearly 300,000 employers. This is expected to lead to around 10 million people newly saving or saving more by 2018, generating around \u00a317 billion a year more in workplace pension saving by 2019\/20. But the government is keen that as many people as possible can benefit from their own long-term saving, topped up with employer and government contributions, to give them greater financial security in retirement.<\/p>\n

The review will gather evidence on groups such as people with multiple jobs who do not qualify for automatic enrolment in any single job. It will also consider how the growing numbers of self-employed people can be helped to save for their retirement.<\/p>\n

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Damian Green said:<\/p>\n

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Pensioner poverty has more than halved since the late 1980s, which is a record to be proud of. We need to secure this legacy for future generations.<\/p>\n

After years of people not saving enough, automatic enrolment is helping millions of people, many of whom are low earners, benefit from a workplace pension. This will continue to boost retirement pots and help safeguard people\u2019s standard of living in later life.<\/p>\n

This government is committed to building a country which works for everyone, not just the privileged few, and now is the right time to consider who else \u2013 beyond the 10 million already set to benefit \u2013 could gain from automatic enrolment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Saving into a workplace pension allows workers to benefit from both contributions from the government and their employer. New research out today highlights that nearly \u00a382 billion was saved into pensions last year, of which almost 60% was contributed by employers.<\/p>\n

This level of saving has been bolstered by the contributions from employers who have already enrolled their staff. The estimated average amount of contributions for workers of medium or large firms has increased to 8% of employee earnings, 4 times higher than the current minimum contribution rate.<\/p>\n

Also announced today is the decision to freeze the automatic enrolment trigger at \u00a310,000 for the 2017\/18 tax year. Any eligible workers who earn this amount or more will continue to be automatically enrolled.<\/p>\n

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