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TPR report reveals continued growth of DC pensions


By Jack Gray

Occupational defined contribution (DC) trust-based pension scheme membership and assets continued to increase in 2021, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has revealed, as the market consolidated further.

The regulator’s DC trust: scheme return data 2021 to 2022 report showed that asset values of schemes with more than 11 members (non-micro schemes), excluding hybrid schemes, increased by 30 per cent to £113.5bn in 2021


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