Office for National Statistics

The latest CMI update looks at death statistics for week 26 of 2021

Tool to limit taxpayer costs and ensure fair benefits was expected to be ‘extraordinary’

ONS data shows this is the fastest pace in inflation growth in almost two years

There have been on average 11% fewer deaths recorded in England and Wales than expected in the last four weeks, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) says.

The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has fallen by 95% in the last ten weeks as the UK’s vaccination programme continues to be rolled out, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).

Nearly eight in ten employees have a workplace pension today compared to less than half of people when auto-enrolment (AE) was introduced in 2012, according to a report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The UK economy returned to growth in February, expanding by an estimated 0.4% even as nationwide lockdowns remained in place, although GDP output remained 7.8% below a year earlier, according to the latest figures.

Professional Pensions rounds up some of the latest research from across the industry for International Women’s Day 2021.

Excess deaths across the UK are continuing to rise as the coronavirus pandemic persists, analysis from the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) shows.

Defined contribution (DC) contributions were scaled back by 11% in the second quarter of 2020 as the impact of the pandemic set in, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).