Are you a protected 5% contributor in the current scheme?
If you're a 5% contributor your contributions will go up to the new rates in stepped increases over the next three years as follows:
From 1 April 2008 you will pay 5.25%
From 1 April 2009 you will pay 5.5%
From 1 April 2010 you will pay 6.5%
But if your pay is less than £18000 your contribution rate is the one appropriate to your pay level (see table)
From 1 April 2011 your contribution rate will be assessed from the table.
Your employer will tell you about your contribution rate in the new scheme.



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