Retirement may feel distant in your 20s and 30s, but small, deliberate steps now can make a difference later.
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Indigenous Australians’ median age at death is still just 63. That’s four years short of the age pension – let alone being able to enjoy a long retirement.
New research shows how much we’d need to increase Commonwealth Rent Assistance to bring retirees who rent out of poverty.
Emperor Augustus’ scheme for retired soldiers paid a decent sum after 25 years, so retirement age could be as young as 42 while they were still strong and healthy.
Death admin is a task that no one wants, but knowing what to expect from the process can be helpful.
It may seem like a long time away but having an idea of how much income you’ll need to survive on in future is crucial.
How does the UK ensure a decent standard of living for its elderly population?
The Fair Shares Project reveals the financial realities of everyday divorce in England and Wales.
States are struggling to cover pension costs for public school teachers. A education policy expert weighs in on potential solutions.
How has your pension fared after the recent financial market mayhem?
The reintroduction of the pensions triple lock means the increase in weekly payments could vastly outpace earnings growth
The latest on the UK base rate rise and how it might affect your finances
There is no substance to the view that poor people are lazy and prefer to live on handouts from the state rather than seek work.
Two-thirds of those surveyed want it linked to wages.
Pensions are indexed twice a year. But COVID-19 has put a spanner in the works of what should be a regular increase next month.
For people who worked manual jobs (such as electricians or carers), this number was even lower.
Many of the public employee pension plans run by states don’t have enough money in them to make upcoming pension payments to retired state workers. The pandemic could make that problem much worse.
Economic distress was the norm for many before the coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic is an opportunity to provide an economically secure future for all.
It’s a good idea to deem income, but of late we’ve doing it badly.
Americans are increasingly struggling to save enough for retirement. If Social Security isn’t saved, growing old in poverty will likely become more common.
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