Research and analysis
Pension schemes data, research reports and surveys providing an interesting overview of the current pensions landscape.
On this page
- Automatic enrolment
- Climate change
- Dashboards and administration
- DB pension schemes
- DC pension schemes
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Market oversight reports
- Public service pension schemes
- Pension scams
- Perceptions trackers
- Data requests
- Older research
- Reports with 24 hours pre-release access
- How we are regulated by the OSR
Automatic enrolment
Research and analysis relating to automatic enrolment.
Declaration of compliance monthly reports
The automatic enrolment monthly declaration of compliance report is based on information provided to us by employers when they complete their declaration, supplemented by annual reports including additional analysis and commentary.
Automatic enrolment declaration of compliance: monthly report
Published: September 2025
Climate change
Research and analysis relating to climate change.
Review of climate-related disclosures by occupational pension schemes: year two
Published: April 2024
Observations and feedback to industry based on our review of a selection from the second year of reports required to meet climate reporting duties.
Review of climate-related disclosures by occupational pension schemes
Published: March 2023
Observations and feedback to industry based on our review of a selection of the tranche one climate-related disclosures published by occupational pension schemes.
Dashboards and administration
Independent research carried out on behalf of TPR to gain greater understanding of pension scheme administrators and the challenges they face.
Administrator survey
- Survey of pension scheme administrators 2023 to 2024
PDF 4244KB, 84 page(s) - Report of findings from the 2023 to 2024 administrators survey.
- Survey of pension scheme administrators 2022
PDF 3427KB, 88 page(s) - Report of findings from the 2022 administrators survey.
Dashboards readiness survey
- Pensions Dashboards Readiness Survey 2024-25
PDF 1383KB, 58 page(s) - Published: July 2025
- This report summarises results from The Pensions Regulator’s Dashboards Readiness Tracker which sought to establish the extent to which schemes were undertaking the preparations required for connection to dashboards.
DB pension schemes
Research and analysis relating to defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.
Occupational defined benefit (DB) landscape in the UK
This annual official statistics publication provides an overview of the occupational defined benefit (DB) and hybrid scheme landscape in the UK, reporting on scheme status, membership levels and assets under management.
Occupational defined benefit (DB) landscape in the UK 2024
Published: December 2024
Archived statistics: DB landscape reports before 2024
All previous occupational DB landscape publications can be found on the National Archives website. Due to methodological changes between publications, these archived publications should not be compared with our current publication. When methodology changes have occurred, a historic comparison using the new method will be available in the current publication.
DB schemes survey
Research on DB trust-based pension schemes.
- Defined Benefit trust-based pension schemes research 2024
PDF 2426KB, 42 page(s) - Published: March 2025
- Defined Benefit trust-based pension schemes research 2023
PDF 2048KB, 54 page(s) - Report of findings from the 2023 survey
- Defined Benefit trust-based pension schemes research
PDF 3587KB, 56 page(s) - Published: October 2022
- Report of findings from the 2021 survey
Purple Book
The Purple Book was a joint annual publication by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and The Pensions Regulator, focusing on the risks faced by DB pension schemes, predominantly in the private sector.
The Purple Book is now published by the PPF and can be found on the PPF website.
Scheme funding analysis
The annual scheme funding report is based on the analysis of valuations submitted to TPR by UK DB and hybrid schemes. The publication is produced in accordance with the UK Statistics Authority Code for official statistics which came into force in January 2009.
We will publish our occupational defined benefit scheme funding analysis for 2025 on 4 September 2025.
Occupational defined benefit scheme funding analysis 2025
Published: September 2025
Based on tranche 18 schemes (with effective valuation dates falling from 22 September 2022 to 21 September 2023 inclusive).
Occupational defined benefit scheme funding analysis 2024
Published: September 2024
Based on tranche 17 schemes (with effective valuation dates falling from 22 September 2021 to 21 September 2022 inclusive).
Scheme funding analysis 2023
Published: August 2023
Based on tranche 16 schemes (with effective valuation dates falling from 22 September 2020 to 21 September 2021 inclusive).
Annual funding statement research
Research findings relating to our defined benefit (DB) annual funding statements. You can find our DB annual funding statements in our statements section.
DC pension schemes
Research and analysis relating to defined contribution (DC) pension schemes.
DC landscape
DC landscape is an annual publication giving a high-level snapshot of the trust-based DC and hybrid landscape.
Occupational defined contribution landscape in the UK 2024
Published: March 2025
DC schemes survey
Research on DC trust-based pension schemes.
- DC trust-based pension schemes research report 2024
PDF 3151KB, 50 page(s) - Published: March 2025
- DC trust-based pension schemes research report 2022
PDF 2190KB, 47 page(s) - Published: July 2023
Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Trustee Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Survey 2023
PDF 3299KB, 85 page(s) - Published: March 2024
- This report summarises results from TPR’s first Trustee Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) survey, conducted in July and August 2023.
- Survey on diversity among the trustee boards of defined benefit and defined contribution trust-based pension schemes
PDF 445KB, 16 page(s) - Published: September 2022
- Research by The Pensions Regulator into diversity among the trustee boards of defined benefit and defined contribution trust-based occupational pension schemes.
Promoting high standards of diversity and inclusion among our regulated community
Published: September 2022
Our action plan to support governing bodies to improve their diversity and inclusion practices.
Market oversight reports
How well pension schemes are prepared for LDI risk and what trustees need to know
Published: September 2025
Administrator relationships
Published: September 2025
Market volatility and what trustees should do
Published: May 2025
DC and master trust supervision
Published: February 2025
Professional trusteeship
Published: April 2025
Review of trustee compliance with environmental, social and governance duties
Published: July 2024
Public service pension schemes
Research on pension schemes in the public sector.
- Public service pension schemes: governance and administration research 2023
PDF 3727KB, 71 page(s) - Published: November 2023
Pension scams
Summary of a review into the threat of pension scams.
Pension scams threat assessment: summary
Published: 15 June 2022
Perceptions trackers
The perceptions tracker is an annual survey involving extensive interviews across our key stakeholder audiences. It enables us to monitor opinions and perceptions of us as a regulator and gives a good indication of how satisfied people are with their contact with us.
- Perceptions tracker 2023
PDF 2347KB, 38 page(s) - Published: August 2024
- Stakeholder perceptions survey 2023
PDF 381KB, 7 page(s) - Published: August 2024
- Perceptions tracker 2022
PDF 4785KB, 49 page(s) - Published: May 2023
- Stakeholder perceptions survey summer 2022
PDF 189KB, 7 page(s) - Published: March 2023
- Perceptions tracker 2021
PDF 1749KB, 46 page(s) - Published: May 2022
- Stakeholder perceptions survey autumn 2021
PDF 327KB, 9 page(s) - Published: May 2022
- Perceptions tracker 2020
PDF 2029KB, 34 page(s) - Published: July 2021
- Stakeholder perceptions survey autumn 2020
PDF 167KB, 6 page(s) - Published: July 2021
Data requests
Data requests published by TPR outside of the formal FOI process.
Older research
Find older research on the National Archives website:
Reports with 24 hours pre-release access
Organisations and job titles of people who have been granted 24 hours pre-release access.
How we are regulated by the OSR
Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).
OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.
You are welcome to contact us directly with any comments about how we meet these standards. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the OSR website.