Pension scheme membership continues to fall

The latest Office for National Statistics survey of occupational pension schemes reveals that the number of active members in schemes continued to decline in 2011. Figures show that the active membership of defined-benefit schemes has fallen by nearly half since 2005. Occupational Pensions magazine examines the survey's main findings. 

• Pension scheme membership continues to fall In 2011, there were 8.2 million active members of occupational pension schemes compared with 12.2 million at the peak in 1967. 

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