The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has backed proposals to extent Automatic Enrolment. The Private Members Bill permits the reduction in auto enrolment age from 22-18 and for the removal of the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL). There is no confirmation when these changes will happen, if at all, but this does give the Secretary of State the powers to amend Automatic Enrolment as per the proposals.
Currently for a worker to be classed as eligible and therefore automatically enrolled, they need to be aged between 22-SPA earning over £833/mth.