Superannuation is not just a cost problem. We should recognise that people hold strong views on the social value of retirement income and want stability, not reform.
Changing plans on pension age – why?
A change of government means the age of eligibility for New Zealand’s public pension will stay at 65. Meanwhile, the UK hastens its state pension age increase to 68.
New Zealand mortality hardly slows
A previous post showed how a slowdown in mortality improvements in some countries has caused researchers to look for the possible causes, with “austerity” as a leading suspect. This post shows New Zealand isn’t suffering from such a negative trend.
