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Pensions Commission continues to examine long-term pension adequacy
The government has confirmed that automatic enrolment thresholds will remain unchanged in 2026/27, prioritising stability for employers and savers while the revived Pensions Commission examines long-term pension adequacy.
Automatic enrolment has significantly boosted workplace saving, but Pensions Minister Torsten Bell acknowledged that many people are still under-saving for retirement. The re-established Pensions Commission will assess why future pensioners risk being worse off than today’s and recommend reforms, particularly for lower earners most at risk of poverty.
Against this backdrop, the annual statutory review concluded that no changes should be made this year. The earnings trigger will stay at £10,000, with the lower qualifying earnings limit remaining at £6,240 and the upper limit at £50,270.