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Employee workplace pensions in the UK: 2024 provisional and 2021 to 2023 final results
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- Around 8 in 10 workers (82%) were members of workplace pension schemes in 2024; the trend in participation has stabilised in recent years following steady growth between 2012 and 2019 after the introduction of automatic enrolment, a policy introduced by the government to help more people save for retirement.
- In 2024, for employees who were in a workplace pension scheme, around 3 in 10 (34%) were members of defined benefit schemes, 4 in 10 (40%) were members of defined contribution schemes (which includes pensions in the National Employment Savings Trust), and 1 in 4 (25%) were in a group scheme.
- In the private sector, a gender gap remained in 2024 with 76% of female employees having a workplace pension, compared with 81% of male employees; in the public sector, 90% of male employees and 90% of female employees had a workplace pension.
Datasets related to Pensiynau gweithle
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Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings: summary of pension results
Membership and contributions to workplace pension arrangements for UK employees.
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Pension type by age group and gross weekly earnings bands: Table P1
Membership of workplace pension arrangements for UK employees by pension type, age and weekly pay.
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Pension type by industry and gross weekly earnings bands: Table P2
Membership of workplace pension arrangements for UK employees by pension type, weekly pay and Standard Industrial Classification (including public and private sector breakdown).
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Pension type by occupation and gross weekly earnings bands: Table P3
Membership of workplace pension arrangements for UK employees by pension type, weekly pay and Standard Occupational Classification.
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Pension type by size of business and gross weekly earnings bands: Table P4
Membership of workplace pension arrangements for UK employees by pension type, weekly pay and size of company.
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Employee contribution bands by age group and pension type: Table P5
Annual estimates of the proportion of UK employees in employee contribution bands, by age group and pension type.
Publications related to Pensiynau gweithle
Statistical bulletins
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Employee workplace pensions in the UK: 2024 provisional and 2021 to 2023 final results
Membership and contributions to workplace pension arrangements for UK employees. Compiled from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE).
Articles
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Contracting out of Private Sector Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
The latest information on membership and contributions, by contracted out status, is presented for private sector defined benefit occupational schemes. The story focuses on 2013, but also provides active membership details for 2008 to 2013 inclusive.