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Figures above have been rounded up, and exact figures should be applied. Note the lower earnings limit for 2025/2026 is £6,240.
Key points
Who needs to be enrolled?
1. Jobholders aged between 22 and the State Pension Age, earning more than £833 gross per month (£10,000 per year) must be automatically enrolled into a suitable workplace pension and the employer must contribute to it.
2. Jobholders earning more than £833 gross per month (£10,000 per year), aged between 16 and 21 or aged between State Pension Age and 74, can opt-in to the pension plan.
3. Jobholders aged between 16 - 74 with gross earnings between £520 gross per month (£6,240 per year) and £833 gross per month (£10,000 per year) have the choice to opt-in to the plan.
4. Jobholders aged between 16 - 74 with gross earnings of £520 per month (£6,240 per year) or less, have the right to join a pension plan.
5. Employers must issue a jobholder agreement to all scheme members.
6. Every three years, employers must re-enrol eligible jobholders who previously opted-out.