DWP admits auto-enrolment projections were wrong

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The Department of Work and Pensions has admitted it significantly over-estimated the number of workers who will be auto-enrolled by the end of this parliament.

In a written ministerial statement published today, the department said only 55% of eligible workers will be auto-enrolled by 2015, compared with the previous projection of 70%. The statement sa...

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