Retirement Planning HINTS FOR A BETTER RETIREMENT
Useful Retirement Planning tips, ideas and suggestions to help you enjoy a long and prosperous retirement.
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NZ Super Help Articles
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- New Zealand Superannuation is the more formal name given to the pension. Often shortened to "NZ Super", it is the payment you may be eligible to receive once you turn 65. Some basic things to understand about NZ Super:
- There is strict eligibility criteria that you must meet to receive payment
- The amount received gets changed each year, and can change based on your living arrangements
- Currently there are no income or asset limits that might prevent eligibility or reduce the amount received
- Payments continue as long as you live in New Zealand
- You can remain in full time or part-time work once you turn 65 and still receive New Zealand Superannuation payments
- Payments are made fortnightly directly to your bank account
And with each change of Government, any of these things can change - and they do. You need a plan for your retirement that considers all these factors and the risk of the amount you receive changing with the next Government. You need to be able to see the impacts any change to NZ Super may have on you retirement.
Check out our NZ Super articles for hints and ideas to make your retirement bullet proof.
Check out our NZ Super articles for hints and ideas to make your retirement bullet proof.