Auto enrolment means that, as long as you qualify, your workplace must put you into a pension without you asking. You and your workplace pay money in to build up pension savings for you.
To qualify to be auto enrolled, you must:
- normally work in the UK
- be between 22 and State Pension age
- earn more than £10,000 a year (£833 a month or £192 a week) from one job
Auto enrolment was introduced in 2012 to get more people saving for their retirement, after the government found many people had few or no pension savings other than the State Pension.
Since it was introduced, over 10 million people have been enrolled into a pension and started saving for their retirement with their workplace’s help.