Consultation outcome

Addressing the challenge of deferred small pots

From:: Department for Work and Pensions
Published: 30 January 2023
Last updated: 11 July 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Detail of outcome

The government published its response to this consultation in “Ending the proliferation of deferred small pension pots”.

Original consultation

Consultation description

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is issuing this call for evidence to deepen the evidence base around the scale and characteristics of the growth in the number of deferred small pots. It is focussed on two large-scale automated consolidation solutions – a default consolidator model and pot follows member – whilst recognising the potential impact of other actions, including member exchange, and enabling more member engagement, that can help mitigate the growth in the number of small pots.

DWP wants to hear from the pensions industry, including:

those previously involved in the DWP-chaired and Association of British Insurers/Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association-led work on this issue
other stakeholders, including those who can offer a member-perspective on the effectiveness of consolidation approaches

The responses to this call for evidence and other stakeholder engagement will inform DWP’s development of our policy position on an approach, on which we will consult in due course.

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