PENSIONS DASHBOARD PROGRAMME

Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

Record date: 31 March 2026

Whole-life cost: Not disclosed
Published schedule: 01/04/2019 – 31/03/2027
NISTA delivery confidence: AMBER
Senior responsible owner: Iain Patterson

What the project is for

The Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) is being delivered by the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS). PDP is an enabling programme, delivering the central digital architecture, standards and governance arrangements necessary for the dashboards ecosystem to operate. The pensions dashboards service 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 pensions.

Departmental delivery commentary

Compared to financial year 24/25, the NISTA/SRO Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 25/26-Q4 remained at AMBER. This is primarily due to the following factors: The Amber rating reflects the delivery confidence assessment and findings of the most recent NISTA review held in March 2026, which noted the excellent progress made to date and found no blockers to delivery. Over the past twelve months we have made significant progress with onboarding pension schemes and providers to the central digital architecture with over 1,000 now connected, which represents over 60 million records or three quarters of those within scope; and are supporting MaPS colleagues with consumer testing for the MoneyHelper Pensions Dashboard, the first dashboard that will be made available, to demonstrate that the end-to-end service meets users' needs. In parallel, we are working with the regulators, DWP and other potential dashboard providers to develop the process and standards necessary to support other dashboards in the future. We are also putting in place transition arrangements, embedding the necessary governance arrangements, practices and procedures to manage Programme closedown and for the central digital architecture to operate as a business as usual activity.

Schedule

Compared to financial year 24/25-Q4, the project's end-date at 25/26-Q4 remained the same and is scheduled to be 31/03/2027. This is primarily due to the following factors‚ the Programme is on track to deliver its objectives by the scheduled end date of March 2027. Good progress made with the connection of pension schemes and providers to the ecosystem, citizen testing well advanced, and solid progress with the arrangements for transition and Programme closedown.

Cost

Exempt under Section 43 - Commercial interests

Benefits

Exempt under Section 35 - Formulation of government policy