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Pension Auto-enrolment: Crawley

Monday 13 September 2021 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • 35,000 people have been auto-enrolled into workplace pensions in the Crawley constituency since 2012.
  • 1,600 employers in Crawley have supported auto-enrolment duties.
  • The People's Pension, based in Crawley, has over 5 million members.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Henry Smith Con
Benefits & Welfare
Context

The question stems from the desire to gauge the success of workplace pension auto-enrolment in Henry Smith's constituency, Crawley. Since the introduction of this policy in 2012, there has been a significant push for financial security among workers.

Question

How many people have been auto-enrolled in workplace pensions in Crawley constituency since 2012?

Answer from Guy Opperman

My hon. Friend is a doughty champion for Crawley. It is fantastic news that 35,000 people have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension in the Crawley constituency as a whole. That is also thanks to the 1,600 employers who have supported them in their auto-enrolment duties.

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Q2 Henry Smith Con
Benefits & Welfare
Context

Following the initial success report of workplace pension auto-enrolment, Henry Smith seeks to recognise a key provider in his constituency. The People's Pension is based in Crawley and has been successful in its operations.

Question

Those are very impressive statistics that prove that this Government's policy of auto-enrolment has been a great success. Will the Minister join me in paying tribute to auto-enrolment pension providers such as B&CE—The People's Pension—which is based in my Crawley constituency?

Answer from Guy Opperman

I was delighted to meet The People's Pension with my hon. Friend a couple of years ago and see the fantastic work that it does. It has more than 5 million members and is one of the largest providers in this important market. I am sure that we will continue to work with it as we expand automatic enrolment, take it to the first £1 earned and lower the entitlement age as we bring forward the 2017 automatic enrolment changes.

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