Employer top-up contributions halved since 2006

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The value of employer top-up contributions into self-administered pension funds dropped by almost half between 2006 and 2008, Office for National Statistics data reveals.

The data showed additional contributions from employers into schemes peaked at £13.2bn in 2006, before falling to £11.9bn in 2007 and £6.8bn in 2008. Normal employer contributions increased from...

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