Pensions dashboard delay labelled 'hugely disappointing'

The Pensions Dashboards Programme was delayed earlier this month

Sahar Nazir
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The delay to the delivery date of the Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) has been described as “hugely disappointing” by AJ Bell head of policy development Rachel Vahey.

Speaking to Professional Adviser, Vahey said the programme will support advisers in working with their clients to help them track down all of their pensions. PDP, which would have seen pension schemes connecting to dashboards this August with dashboards being made publicly available late next year, was delayed until 31 October 2026 by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) earlier this month. Vahey said in the event where clients tell their advisers that they have a "shoebox of information", advisers can use the dashboards to be able to collate all this information easily together...

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