Research and analysis

Automatic enrolment: review of the earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band for 2018/19

This analysis supports the review of the earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band for automatic enrolment for the 2018 to 2019 financial year.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 18 December 2017
• Last updated: 22 December 2017 — See all updates

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Review of the automatic enrolment earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band for 2018/19: supporting analysis

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The automatic enrolment earnings trigger determines at what point an eligible person gets automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.

The qualifying earnings band sets minimum contribution levels for money purchase pension schemes. The minimum of the band is also relevant for defining who can opt in if they earn under the earnings trigger. The government reviews these every year and revises them if appropriate.

Under automatic enrolment, employers must enrol all workers into a workplace pension if they satisfy age and earnings criteria.

Published 18 December 2017
Last updated 22 December 2017 + show all updates

1. 22 December 2017

   Revised document. The amendments - page 8 in Table 1 replacing: ‘(2016/17)’ with ‘(2017/18)’ and the upper limit qualifying earnings band’ £43,000’ with ‘£45,000’. Page 16 in Table 3 replacing: ‘£6,032 (2018/10 National Insurance Lower Earnings Limit)’ with ‘£6,032 (2018/19 National Insurance Lower Earnings Limit)’ and ‘£5,876 (2017/18 Upper Earnings Limit; current qualifying earnings band upper limit)’ with ‘£5,876 (2017/18 Lower Earnings Limit; current qualifying earnings band upper limit)’. These amendments do not change any analysis or other references within the report.

2. 18 December 2017

   First published.