DWP confirms AE opt-out rate of 9%

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Opt-out rates averaged around 9% in the first six months of auto-enrolment (AE), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed.

Unofficial estimates from the earliest months of the project suggested rates of less than 10%, with companies such as McDonalds and Whitbread reporting opt-out rates of around 3% (PP Online, 13 Jun...

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