Pensions Dashboards are set to transform how you can view your pensions, allowing you to see what you have saved with various providers, including your State Pension, all in one place. Pensions Dashboards only include information about pension benefits that are not yet in payment, and some smaller schemes won't be included.

The Government and its providers have completed their development and testing phase and will now begin connecting a small number of pension schemes to the Dashboards for testing. Once this phase is complete, schemes will begin to connect their data with the Dashboards and they will eventually become available for members to use.

Each scheme will be given a provisional connection date for when they will be expected to connect with the Dashboards. The Trustee is working closely with its advisers to get the Scheme ready for its connection date. The Government’s deadline for connections to allow members to access the Dashboards is expected to be 31 October 2026.

Why are the Dashboards so important?

The Association of British Insurers estimates that UK workers have lost track of up to 1.6 million workplace pension pots worth a total of £19.4 billion.

These pension pots are often ‘lost’ when employees move jobs and lose contact with their previous pension scheme providers.

The introduction of Pensions Dashboards should mean a massive reduction in this figure as all pension pot figures and information will be stored securely in one place.

Seeing all your savings in one place will also make planning for retirement easier, giving you a clearer picture of how much income you might be on track to receive in retirement.