TPR DB landscape report shows continuing decline in scheme numbers

Regulator reveals 74% of DB schemes are now closed to future accrual with just over 5,000 schemes remaining

Holly Roach
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TPR DB landscape report shows continuing decline in scheme numbers

The number of defined benefit (DB) schemes open for future accrual fell again over the past year, continuing the trend of scheme closure and wind-up, data from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) reveals.

The watchdog's 2025 report on the landscape of occupational DB schemes, published today (16 December), showed the DB and hybrid landscape has continued to reduce at a 3% yearly average rate, with 7...

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