DWP publishes discussion paper on DC scale policy

The government’s scale policy is set to apply from 2030

Holly Roach
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DWP publishes discussion paper on DC scale policy

The government has launched a discussion paper seeking views on how the defined contrition (DC) scale policy should work in practice.

Under the Pension Schemes Act, DC schemes in scope will be required to hold at least £25bn of assets in a main scale default arrangement. The government has also confirmed schemes with at least ...

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