Government maintains AE earnings trigger at £10,000

Lower and upper earnings limits maintained, with wage growth leading to an extra £3bn in contributions

Jasmine Urquhart
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The DWP has kept the LEL, UEL and earnings trigger the same for 2024/25 following a review
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The DWP has kept the LEL, UEL and earnings trigger the same for 2024/25 following a review

The government has confirmed the auto-enrolment (AE) earnings trigger has been maintained at £10,000 for 2024/25, following its annual review.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced today (6 February) that the earnings trigger being maintained at this figure "represents real terms decrease in the value of the trigger" and st...

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