ONS: DC membership up 20% in 2017 but contribution rates fall by 19%
Occupational pension scheme membership hit a record high in 2017, with more than 41.1 million people saving through the workplace, latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data reveals.
The membership numbers are up 5% from last year's data, when this figure rested at 39.2 million, according to the statistical body's Occupational Pension Schemes Survey 2017 unveiled today. Defined...
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