6 months to go to pensions dashboards connection deadline

The Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) is urging organisations due to connect to the pensions dashboards ecosystem to keep going with their preparations, with 6 months to go until the legal deadline.

Pension providers and schemes in scope of legislation are required to have completed connection by 31 October 2026. PDP is working with organisations yet to do so on getting ready and proceeding through the connection process.

Guidance from the Department for Work and Pensions set out a timeline for connection. Any provider or scheme unsure of their connection date should contact their relevant regulator.

Over 1,000 providers and schemes are already connected to the ecosystem. This means around three-quarters of private pension records in scope – over 60 million in total – have been connected, alongside millions more State Pension records.

At the same time, the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), which oversees PDP, is developing the MoneyHelper Pensions Dashboard. Phase 2 of consumer testing of the dashboard has begun, and MaPS recently presented findings from the first phase of testing in a webinar, a recording of which is available on PDP’s website: pensionsdashboardsprogramme.org.uk

Oliver Morley, CEO of MaPS, said:

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About PDP

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has established the Pensions Dashboards Programme team to design and implement the ecosystem that will make pensions dashboards work and which will enable individuals to view all their pensions data via their chosen dashboard.  Pensions dashboards will enable individuals to access their pensions information online, securely and all in one place, thereby supporting better planning for retirement and growing financial wellbeing. Dashboards will provide clear and simple information about an individual’s multiple pension savings, including their State Pension. They will also help them to reconnect with any lost pension pots.   

The Pensions Dashboards Programme has its own website where news, blogs and reports are published regularly – pensionsdashboardsprogramme.org.uk

MaPS’ role in developing pensions dashboards

Government has committed to facilitating the pensions industry to develop this initiative and have given specific responsibilities to the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) which include:  

• bringing together a programme team to lead the implementation of pensions dashboards   
• appointing an industry steering group to set the strategic direction of the programme  
• working to create and run a non-commercial pensions dashboard – the MaPS dashboard

About the Money and Pensions Service

The Money and Pensions Service's vision is “Everyone making the most of their money and pensions.” MaPS offers free, impartial help and guidance on money and pensions via www.moneyhelper.org.uk and 0800 138 7777. For services in Welsh, please visit www.helpwrarian.org.uk or call 0800 138 0555. The service includes a range of free tools, plus the opportunity to speak to an expert via WhatsApp, phone, email or live chat. MaPS also co-ordinates the UK Strategy for Financial Wellbeing, working with partners and stakeholders to help everyone find their way forward and build a better financial future.

MaPS is an arms-length body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions and funded by levies on both the financial services industry and pension schemes. For more information, visit MaPS’s website or annual corporate plan and strategy.