Scottish technical trainee Rio amassed £8,000 in his pension pot by age 20 after his aunt persuaded him to join his company scheme at 18. By contributing 5% of his salary, or £83 a month, Rio unlocked a 10% employer match and state tax relief that elevated his total monthly deposit to £312. Those four extra years of contributions before the standard automatic enrolment age of 22 could yield an extra £110,000 over 40 years at a 5% investment growth rate.
Key points
Workers can voluntarily opt into a workplace pension starting at age 16 rather than waiti…: Workers can voluntarily opt into a workplace pension starting at age 16 rather than waiting for automatic enrolment at 22.
Every single pound saved during an employee's early 20s can potentially multiply into nin…: Every single pound saved during an employee's early 20s can potentially multiply into nine pounds by the time they reach retirement.
Family guidance can help younger employees overcome knowledge barriers to secure critical…: Family guidance can help younger employees overcome knowledge barriers to secure critical early retirement funding.
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One 20-year-old’s financial future is looking brighter after his aunt convinced him to join his workplace pension and take advantage of the “free money” on offer.
Rio started working at 18, too young to be “auto-enrolled” into his company’s pension scheme. He as given the option to join but had decided not to because he felt it was too expensive – but, fortunately for him, his “Auntie Susan” is a pensions expert at a leading retirement firm, and she soon put him right.
Nearly two years later, being in the scheme has cost him about £2,000 in his own contributions, but he already has £8,000 in his fund.
“I’m glad my Auntie Susan could explain to me what I would be losing out on if I didn’t join my workplace pension early,” he says. “All I really saw was the fact that I would have less money to spend right now, but I didn’t really understand the free money I was giving up.”
Since 2012, employers have had to enrol eligible workers into a workplace pension scheme into which both…
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