Amounts and accounts: reforming private pension enrolment

Carl Emmerson; Matthew Wakefield

doi:10.1920/co.ifs.2009.0110

Amounts and accounts: reforming private pension enrolment

Carl Emmerson
Matthew Wakefield

Published on 15 June 2009

This Commentary provides an assessment of the number of individuals likely to be affected by forthcoming reforms to private pensions.

Savings, pensions and wealth
Savings
Private pensions
Consumer behaviour

The government has recently legislated radical private pension reforms that will lead to the majority of employees being covered by provisions for 'automatic enrolment' by their employers into a private pension, which in some cases will be a new 'Personal Account'. This Commentary provides an assessment of the number of individuals likely to be affected by these reforms and their characteristics.