Thousands ask government to keep Pensions Dashboard
20 July 2018
A petition has exceeded 15,600 signatures asking the Pensions Secretary Esther Mcvey not to remove government support for the promised pensions dashboard.
Further to reports that Pensions Secretary Esther McVey was planning to kill off the proposed pensions dashboard, a petition, hosted by 38 degrees, is asking McVey directly to not scrap the promised pensions dashboard, a website that would help millions of people keep track of their pensions.
The petition outlines why this important...
“The Welfare Secretary Esther McVey wants to "kill off" a new government website which would help millions of people keep track of their pensions throughout their careers because she thinks it's not the government's job to help. Without it, millions of pension pots are at risk of being lost.
According to estimates by the Department for Work and Pensions, 50 million pension pots will be lost by 2050 without an official website to help workers to keep track of savings through their careers.
The website has already been successfully tested and was due to be rolled out nationally soon. It's all the more urgent because new laws to boost pensions have led to 9 million workers being automatically enrolled on workplace schemes in recent years.
A huge petition signed by thousands of us will show the government we expect them to keep their promises and continue to roll out the pensions dashboard.”