Over half of savers increasing contributions voluntarily, Hargreaves Lansdown finds
Over 50% of workplace pension savers have already increased their contributions above the minimum rate set by their employer or auto-enrolment (AE), Hargreaves Lansdown research has found.
The higher the value of the existing pot, the more likely savers are to up their contributions, with those with pots in excess of £10,000 more than twice as likely to do so than those with pots valued...
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