Election year:
2023
Political party:
Green Party
Associated politicians:
Policy:
Superannuation
- Maintain universal New Zealand Superannuation for all New Zealanders 65 years and older
- Identify ways to allow flexibility in the age a person may receive superannuation.
- Support retaining KiwiSaver as a voluntary retirement savings scheme, and oppose a move to mandatory retirement savings.
- Ensure that people who leave Aotearoa New Zealand intending to return within six months, but are unable to so for exceptional reasons, remain eligible for superannuation.
- Ensure that assessment of applications to be paid superannuation while overseas for more than 26 weeks takes full account of financial position, family obligations, and cultural considerations.
- Restore the ten-year eligibility threshold for time spent in Aotearoa New Zealand to be eligible for a full or partial superannuation.
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