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<p>Under the Pensions Act 2008, the automatic enrolment earnings trigger is reviewed
by the Secretary of State every year, and revised if necessary. Since automatic enrolment
was introduced in October 2012, two annual reviews to the trigger have been conducted.
The table shows the impact of changes to the earnings trigger.</p><p /> <p /><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="4"><p>Earnings trigger revised</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Number of individuals
in eligible target group excluded</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>From</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>To</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£8,105</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£9,440</p></td><td><p>420,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£9,440</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£10,000</p></td><td><p>170,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Table
1: Impact of changes to the automatic enrolment earnings trigger in each of the two
annual reviews since the policy was introduced.</p><p> </p><p>Note: The figures refer
to the eligible target group in the private sector. This includes individuals aged
22 to the State Pension age who earn above the earnings trigger and are not in a qualifying
pension scheme.</p>
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