Class 4 NIC reform could be answer for self-employed pensions

Royal London has come up with a plan to boost pensions coverage for the self-employed. PP looks at the details

Michael Klimes
clock • 4 min read

The self-employed risk being left behind in the pensions revolution. Michael Klimes examines a proposal to tackle this issue.

At a glance Around 62% of self-employed men were members of a pension scheme in mid-1990s  By 2012 this proportion had fallen to less than 25%  Changes to Class 4 national insurance contri...

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