The first deadline in the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) pensions dashboards staged timeline guidance has now passed, with larger occupational pension schemes with more than 20,000 members having been asked to connect by 30 April.

In particular, the first deadline covered master trust schemes that provide money purchase benefits only (20,000 or more members) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)- regulated operators of of a personal pension scheme, stakeholder pension scheme, a retirement annuity contract, a pension buy-out contract (5,000 members or more)

The number of pension providers that have completed their connection to the pensions dashboards ecosystem has continued to grow since. Pensions Age brings you the latest updates...

- The Aon MasterTrust has confirmed that it completed its connection to the pensions dashboard ecosystem ahead of the 30 April 2025 target date.

Aon partner and EMEA DC solutions leader, Tony Pugh, said: “It’s excellent news that The Aon MasterTrust, with over 185,000 members, is now connected to the pensions dashboard.

"The next key step is for members to be given access, and we expect that to take place in Q4 2026, with the Department of Work and Pensions giving six months’ notice ahead of the go live date.

“But this continues to be a project of huge importance to the UK pensions industry and most of all to pension scheme members. There is still much work to do but this is the vital first step in that process.”

- Barnett Waddingham (BW) has announced that it has connected its first client to the pensions dashboard ecosystem, using their chosen Integrated Service Provider (ISP) Equisoft.


Following the milestone, the consultancy confirmed it has nearly another 200 clients in scope for connection between now and the final connection deadline of 31 October 2026.

Barnett Waddingham pension administration principal, Heather Peters, said: "We’re delighted to have made this critical first connection to the Pensions Dashboards ecosystem.

"The focus for the project for the next 17 months will remain on ensuring our in-scope clients continue to connect successfully, with data securely held and ready to be available to members at the Dashboard Available Point.

“This is a significant milestone made possible by an excellent project team and governance structure here at BW, alongside regular collaboration with our ISP, Equisoft and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to keep our journey on track.”

- Moneybox has confirmed that it connected to the government's pensions dashboard ecosystem ahead of the 30 April 2025 deadline.

Moneybox head of personal finance, Brian Byrnes, said: "We’re proud that Moneybox connected to the government’s Moneyhelper pension dashboard ahead of last week’s deadline.

"This marks a critical first step in transforming how people engage with their pension savings and plan for retirement.

"Maintaining momentum is now essential. The Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) must move swiftly through its user testing phase and commit to transparency in its findings, enabling the industry to learn from this insight and support the successful development of future commercial dashboards.

"A firm government commitment to making dashboards available to the public by 2026 is now vital to deliver on the long-overdue promise of these reforms."

- Aegon has confirmed that it connected its largest schemes to the PDP’s ecosystem, in line with the timetable set by the DWP.

The remaining schemes will be connected over the coming months in line with their connect by date.

Commenting on the news, Aegon director of workplace pensions, Nick Roy, said: “We’re excited to have completed this first and significant step. This is a huge achievement, covering an incredible 70 per cent of our policies, even at this early point.

"The success of this stage – given the complexity of the requirements as well as being the first time we have had to test and complete connection – provides the highest level of confidence that further connect by dates will be met for our remaining schemes over the coming months.

“This is a big step forward for the overall dashboard programme and in helping customers to engage with their pensions and make informed decisions based on a more holistic view of their retirement savings. “


- Standard Life and AJ Bell also previously confirmed that they completed connection to the ecosystem ahead of the 30 April deadline, building on the news that Legal & General had become the first pension provider to connect.


The next upcoming pensions dashboards connection deadline is 31 May 2025, and will cover:

- Money purchase schemes used for automatic enrolment (5,000 or more members)
- Master trust schemes that provide only money purchase benefits (5,000 to 19,999 members)
- Any remaining money purchase schemes (20,000 or more members)
- Schemes without money purchase benefits, excluding public service and parliamentary schemes (20,000 or more members)
- Hybrid schemes (20,000 or more members)

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