More than 40 million accounts have now been connected to the pensions dashboards central system, the Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) has announced.
With just over a year to go until the final statutory deadline for connection (31 October 2026), the organisation said the total represented more than half of all workplace and private pensions in scope of the project.
On top of this, the state pension has also been connected, “adding further tens of millions of pension records”, PDP said in an update.
“This helps lay the foundations for testing with real people looking at real pensions data,” it stated. “More pension providers and schemes continue to connect in line with guidance as we move towards the final connection deadline of 31 October 2026.”
All private sector pension schemes with more than 2,500 members should be connected by the end of this month, according to the government’s connection timetable.
When is your deadline?
| Deadline | Schemes affected |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | Private sector schemes (2,500-4,999 members) |
| 30 September 2025 | Collective DC schemes of all sizes Private sector schemes (1,500 to 2,499 members) |
| 31 October 2025 | All public sector and parliamentary schemes, including the LGPS |
| 30 November 2025 | Private sector schemes (1,000 to 1,499 members) |
| 31 January 2026 | All occupational schemes with 750 to 999 members Annuity providers, including bulk annuities, with fewer than 5,000 members FCA-regulated personal pension providers with fewer than 5,000 members Stakeholder pension providers with fewer than 5,000 members |
| 28 February 2026 | All occupational schemes with 600 to 749 members |
| 31 March 2026 | All occupational schemes with 400 to 599 members |
| 30 April 2026 | All occupational schemes with 320 to 399 members |
| 31 May 2026 | All occupational schemes with 250 to 319 members |
| 30 June 2026 | All occupational schemes with 195 to 249 members |
| 31 July 2026 | All occupational schemes with 155 to 194 members |
| 31 August 2026 | All occupational schemes with 125 to 154 members |
| 30 September 2026 | All occupational schemes with 100 to 124 members |
| 31 October 2026 | Final statutory deadline |
Capita connects six million to dashboards system
The update comes as Capita Pension Solutions has become the latest service provider to announce its connection to the pensions dashboards system. The company was one of the initial volunteer testers of the central connection technology.
Chris Clements, managing director of Capita Pension Solutions, said: “The successful first connection to the pensions dashboards ecosystem is a significant milestone for Capita Pension Solutions. We are looking forward to continuing to work with PDP to make pensions dashboards a reality, creating better outcomes for pension scheme members.
“Dashboards will be a game changer in helping savers to find their pensions and understand what their overall pension picture looks like.”
Chris Clements, Capita Pension Solutions
“Dashboards will be a game changer in helping savers to find their pensions and understand what their overall pension picture looks like, in one secure digital place.”
Capita Pension Solutions caters for 450 pension schemes and more than six million members, primarily as an administration provider.
