Trustnet Magazine Issue 42 JULY 2018 | Page 26

Data hub 24 x / x 25 Crunching the biggest trends down into figures The impact of automatic enrolment on future generations Millennials make up around Participation in workplace pensions has doubled for 22-29 year olds due to the introduction of automatic enrolment 40% of the target population for automatic enrolment 2011/12 36% 72% 27% higher than his fund under the AE minimum Removing the lower earnings limit and automatically enroling at age 18 means a median earner could achieve a pension pot of £146,200, 32% higher than under the current policy would have a median pot of If the triple lock remains up to the retirement of millennials, it will have a larger proportional impact on lower earners. Removing the triple lock could reduce retirement income by FE TRUSTNET 2015/16 A median earning male aged 22 in 2017 who saves at 8% contributions would have a pension fund 5% A high-earning female earning at the 90th percentile and aged 27 in 2017 £158,100 under the AE minimum. If she contributes 16% to her pension, her median pot would be £426,200 Source: The Pensions Policy Institute, sponsored by Standard Life trustnet.com