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.
Pension age
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 Superannuation: age of eligibility and life expectancy
A conservative rationale for raising the age of eligibility of New Zealand’s public pension.