Government confirms commitment to pensions dashboards and urges industry to work towards connection deadline

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In a written statement to Parliament on 22 October 2024, the Minister for Pensions, Emma Reynolds MP, emphasised the government's commitment to the pensions dashboard, which will enable the public to access all their pension information in one secure online location. The Minister for Pensions outlined that the Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) (which is part of the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS)) has made good progress since the formal reset process which outlined a revised dashboard delivery plan. As a result of PDPs progress, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority has increased its confidence in the PDP’s ability to deliver against their revised plan. PDP has also begun testing the connection journey of the MoneyHelper dashboard service (provided by MaPS) with a small number of external organisations which will help facilitate wider industry connections, including the connection of commercial dashboard services. While the Minister for Pensions stated that it...