About this data

Source: DWP, Workplace pension participation and savings trends of eligible employees: 2009 to 2025

• Automatic enrolment started in October 2012 for the largest employers, and reached all employers by 2018. Employers must enrol employees aged 22 to State Pension age earning over £10,000 a year into a workplace pension; employees can opt out.
• Amounts are adjusted to 2025 earnings levels using average earnings growth, so they show how much is saved relative to pay. Tax relief is the income tax relief on employees' contributions.
• Auto-enrolment's minimum contributions rose from 2% of qualifying earnings (1% from the employer) to 5% in April 2018 and 8% (3% from the employer) in April 2019.

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