Pensions dashboard data standards published; Opperman urges providers to prepare data

Dashboards ready from 2023?

Holly Roach
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The Pensions Dashboard Programme (PDP) has published key data standards which will underpin the initial technology used to allow savers to view their pensions.

The programme - set up by the Money and Pensions Service (Maps) - is responsible for the design and implementation of the digital system to ensure the pensions dashboards work effectively. The PDP has urged pension providers to get data ready for the dashboard, including finding the initial data needed so savers can access their chosen dashboard. The data standards will include people's personal details, pension arrangements, and estimated retirement income. Providers will be required to ensure that the data they hold is consistent with the data standards, and must prepare data to ...

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