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Living Pension standard launched; Phoenix Group and Aviva among initial signatories


By Laura Blows

A Living Pension standard has been launched by the Living Wage Foundation, setting a target of at least 12 per cent of a worker’s annual salary to go into pensions saving, of which the employer pays in at least 7 per cent.

The Living Pension savings target can also be implemented as a cash amount of £2,550 a year, based on 12 per cent of a real Living Wage worker’s salary


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