Mixed reaction to temporary pauses on contributions

No agreement over giving members the option to temporarily pause contributions

Holly Roach
clock • 2 min read
Mixed reaction to temporary pauses on contributions

The industry is not in agreement over whether those automatically enrolled into a pension scheme should be given the option to temporarily pause their employee contributions during the current cost of living crisis, a PP poll finds.

Respondents to last week's Pensions Buzz survey had a mixed response to the idea, with 43% in agreement with it and 51% disagreeing with it as an appropriate idea. Of the former group, one said ...

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