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flag Starting pensions early boosts savings via compound growth; auto-enrolment mandates contributions for workers over £10K, with calls to expand it despite government hesitation.

flag Martin Lewis emphasized in a BBC podcast that starting pension contributions as early as age 18 can greatly increase retirement savings through compound growth. flag He highlighted the benefits of auto-enrolment, where workers aged 22 to state pension age earning over £10,000 must be enrolled in a workplace pension with minimum 8% total contributions—5% from employees and 3% from employers. flag Workers aged 16 to 74 earning over £6,240 can opt in at any age, with employers still required to match contributions. flag Lewis supports expanding auto-enrolment to younger and lower-income workers, though the Labour government has not committed to reforms, citing business impact concerns.

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