What is a pensions dashboard and what will I be able to see on it?

A pensions dashboard is a secure online service that will let you see all your UK pension pots in one place — workplace pensions, personal pensions, and your State Pension — without having to track down each provider separately.

The Pensions Dashboards Programme is the government-backed initiative building this service. Pension providers are required to connect to the system by 31 October 2026, after which the main consumer-facing dashboard (hosted by MoneyHelper) is expected to go live to the public in late 2026 or early 2027.

What you will be able to see: - A list of every pension you hold, including old workplace pensions you may have lost track of - Estimated values or projected income figures for each pot - Your State Pension information

What the dashboard will not do: It will show you what you have, not tell you what to do with it. It will not give you financial advice, recommend consolidating your pots, or flag whether you are on track for the retirement income you want. Those judgements depend on your full personal circumstances.

One thing worth knowing: research cited in connection with the dashboard found that when people did consolidate pensions after seeing them together, only a small proportion checked whether any pot carried valuable guarantees — such as a guaranteed annuity rate — before moving. Losing a guarantee of that kind can be irreversible.

If seeing your pensions in one place raises questions about what to do next, a regulated independent financial adviser can help you work through the options.