Automatic Enrolment Evaluation Report 2018

The 2018 Automatic Enrolment evaluation report examines the UK's policy of automatically enrolling eligible workers into pension schemes to boost private pension saving. Since 2012, the policy has successfully enrolled over 9.9 million workers, with employers showing high awareness and understanding. The evaluation, which utilized surveys and RTI data analysis, found significant increases in workplace pension participation, particularly among small and micro companies, women, younger employees, and various ethnic groups. Employer attitudes were crucial in determining contribution levels and communication about the policy. Compliance was high, with most employers meeting their duties and few fines issued. Although opt-out rates were low, they varied by age and earnings. The policy is viewed positively by most and has been less burdensome for employers than expected. The report suggests that future evaluations will continue to assess the policy's long-term impact and the effects of contribution increases. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Department for Work and Pensions
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation
• Impact methods: Theory-based methods
• Theory-based methods: Realist evaluation
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: December 2018

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes