Know your Staging Date

'Staging date' is the date on which an employer's pension duties will come into effect. It is based on the total number of people in your PAYE scheme. You will need your PAYE reference to find out your staging date.

  • your company name
  • your staging date
  • the name and Email address of your company pension manager.

Please note: You can find your PAYE reference on a P6 / P9 coding notice or on your P30BC yellow payslip booklet.

How to find out your staging date? The Pensions Regulator provides a staging date calculator in which you can enter your PAYE reference into the staging date tool to find your staging date.


You can confirm your exact Staging Date by using:

The Pension Regulator’s Staging Date Calculator