New Zealand Retirement Income

Policy as an ‘Eco-system’

Authors

  • Judith A. Davey
  • Robert Stephens

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v14i3.5109

Keywords:

Superannuation, retirement income, fiscal costs, decumulation, policy change

Abstract

The New Zealand retirement income system involves a range of policy areas and initiatives beyond New Zealand Superannuation and KiwiSaver. These interact with each other, and with wider social and economic trends. The potential for prolonging working lives, self-funding/decumulation and trends in homeownership need to be considered alongside the sustainability of current policy settings. A unified policy approach is required to ensure the adequacy of retirement incomes for older people and also intergenerational equity.

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Published

2018-08-13

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2018): Policy Quarterly Special issue: Assessing and Enhancing New Zealand's Productivity

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