This timeline depicts the weighted-average contribution rates for private sector defined contribution (DC) occupational pension schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2000 and between 2004 and 2013, by contributor. It was reported that the contribution rates overall rose compared to 2000, both from employees and from employers; with employer contribution rate being twice as much as the employee contribution.
Average contribution rates to private sector occupational pension in defined contribution schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2013, by contributor
*The reference date for 2013 is April.
In defined contribution pension scheme the employer, employee or both make regular contributions. Only the employer contributions to the account are guaranteed, not the future benefits, which fluctuate on the basis of investment earnings.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 28, 2014). Average contribution rates to private sector occupational pension in defined contribution schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2013, by contributor [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/467487/employer-employee-occupational-pension-contribution-defined-contribution-schemes-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average contribution rates to private sector occupational pension in defined contribution schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2013, by contributor." Chart. November 28, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/467487/employer-employee-occupational-pension-contribution-defined-contribution-schemes-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2014). Average contribution rates to private sector occupational pension in defined contribution schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2013, by contributor. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/467487/employer-employee-occupational-pension-contribution-defined-contribution-schemes-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Contribution Rates to Private Sector Occupational Pension in Defined Contribution Schemes in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2013, by Contributor." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/467487/employer-employee-occupational-pension-contribution-defined-contribution-schemes-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Average contribution rates to private sector occupational pension in defined contribution schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2013, by contributor Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/467487/employer-employee-occupational-pension-contribution-defined-contribution-schemes-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Average contribution rates to private sector occupational pension in defined contribution schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2013, by contributor [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 28, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/467487/employer-employee-occupational-pension-contribution-defined-contribution-schemes-uk/
