Industry wary on blaming government for low AE level

Poll respondents agree the 8% minimum leads savers to believe they have enough

Hope William-Smith
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Respondents noted the difficulties of balancing cost of living and housing with higher pension contributions
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Respondents noted the difficulties of balancing cost of living and housing with higher pension contributions

While industry respondents to a PP poll agree low minimum auto-enrolment (AE) contributions mean savers think they have enough money for retirement, many stopped short on saying the government had ‘mislead’ savers.

Professional Pensions asked its Pensions Buzz respondents whether or not they think the government's minimum AE level of 8% is misleading for savers in that it is below what would provide an adequa...

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