Behind the geraniums
16 years ago

Behind the geraniums

Dutch News  

For years the government has been talking about trying to develop a more realistic attitude to retirement in the Netherlands. This was originally seen as a necessary measure to try to offset the cost of the greying population – fewer and fewer workers are faced with paying the bill for a growing army of pensioners. And now a gradual increase in the retirement age is being mooted as a sensible way of reducing the effect of the recession on the budget deficit as well. But at the moment, only one in 10 women and one in four men aged over 60 is still in paid work at all – meaning the effective retirement age for most people is far lower. Today a survey by the health research group Lifeguard reveals that one-third of the over-50s feel they will be mentally or physically unable to stay in work until they reach the age of 65.

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Decision to progressively raise retirement age unveiled
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Decision to progressively raise retirement age unveiled

China Daily  

Older performers dance at an event held by the Beijing Folk Custom Museum to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival in Beijing on Oct 23. China will progressively raise the statutory retirement age in next 15 years starting from 2025, after conducting thorough research of the nation's current population structure and people's health condition, with the move aiming to facilitate more …

Dutch working population is expanding as older people work longer
1 year, 10 months ago

Dutch working population is expanding as older people work longer

Dutch News  

Some 25% 15- to 75-year-olds in the Netherlands were not in work last year or looking for a job last year, the lowest percentage in 20 years, according to new figures from national statistics agency CBS. Most of the 3.3 million people who are not in work or looking for a job were pensioners, but the total also includes people …

Dutch working population is expanding as older people work longer
1 year, 10 months ago

Dutch working population is expanding as older people work longer

Dutch News  

Some 25% 15- to 75-year-olds in the Netherlands were not in work last year or looking for a job last year, the lowest percentage in 20 years, according to new figures from national statistics agency CBS. Most of the 3.3 million people who are not in work or looking for a job were pensioners, but the total also includes people …

Raising state pension age decision delayed until after 2024 election
1 year, 11 months ago

Raising state pension age decision delayed until after 2024 election

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A decision on whether to bring forward a planned increase in …

Decision delayed on whether to change state pension age increase to 68
1 year, 11 months ago

Decision delayed on whether to change state pension age increase to 68

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Since the first state pension age review was undertaken …

Retirement age to rise to 68 by the end of the 2030s – what happens next
2 years, 2 months ago

Retirement age to rise to 68 by the end of the 2030s – what happens next

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ministers want to raise the state pension age to 68 several years earlier than …

Is the government about to raise the retirement age again?
2 years, 2 months ago

Is the government about to raise the retirement age again?

The Independent  

Is the government once again going to push the age at which we can claim the state pension? The personal finance website Interactive Investor says bringing forward the increase to 68 from its latest date of 2046 to 2034 could mean a lost year of full state pension of £13,594 for people now aged 57, rising to £16,902 for those …

Retirement age increase in 2025 seems unlikely as life expectancy stagnates
5 years, 4 months ago

Retirement age increase in 2025 seems unlikely as life expectancy stagnates

NL Times  

A new forecast by Statistics Netherlands on the life expectancy of 65-year-old Netherlands residents shows that in 2025 they will still have around 20.75 years to live, half a week more than the previous forecast. The state retirement age is linked to these life expectancy figures. As the difference between the life expectancy in 2024 and 2025 is small at …

No result after marathon talks; pension negotiations to continue next week
6 years, 4 months ago

No result after marathon talks; pension negotiations to continue next week

Dutch News  

Marathon talks between unions and employers have failed to produce an agreement on changes to the current Dutch corporate pension system and will continue after the weekend. The change is necessary because the aging population is putting more pressure on the current pension system and pension funds are having to pay out to more people for longer. State pension age …

No result after marathon talks; pension negotiations to continue next week
6 years, 4 months ago

No result after marathon talks; pension negotiations to continue next week

Dutch News  

Marathon talks between unions and employers have failed to produce an agreement on changes to the current Dutch corporate pension system and will continue after the weekend. The change is necessary because the aging population is putting more pressure on the current pension system and pension funds are having to pay out to more people for longer. State pension age …

Slower rise in life expectancy prompts calls to rethink later retirement age
6 years, 9 months ago

Slower rise in life expectancy prompts calls to rethink later retirement age

Dutch News  

The government is coming under pressure to revise its schedule to raise the state pension age amid evidence that life expectancy is increasing more slowly than anticipated. After 2021 the pension age will be calculated annually based on projected life expectancy, though it will never decrease. However, actuarial research published in the Financieel Dagblad indicates that the average life expectancy …

Slower increase in retirement age in leaked pension agreement: report
6 years, 9 months ago

Slower increase in retirement age in leaked pension agreement: report

NL Times  

Dutch trade unions and employers reached an agreement on a new pension system, according to a draft document the Telegraaf managed to get hold of. The trade unions and employers agreed that the increase of retirement age to 67 years must be introduced more slowly. The average premium means that young people and older people pay about the same premiums …

Dutch pensioners are living longer but have fewer healthy years
7 years, 1 month ago

Dutch pensioners are living longer but have fewer healthy years

Dutch News  

The average person aged 65 or older in the Netherlands is living longer but is less healthy over the longer term, the Financieele Dagblad reported on Friday, citing a new report by Netspar. While it is common knowledge that people now aged 65 have a longer life expectancy than they did 25 years ago, the number of physically healthy years …

Dutch pensioners are living longer but have fewer healthy years
7 years, 1 month ago

Dutch pensioners are living longer but have fewer healthy years

Dutch News  

The average person aged 65 or older in the Netherlands is living longer but is less healthy over the longer term, the Financieele Dagblad reported on Friday, citing a new report by Netspar. While it is common knowledge that people now aged 65 have a longer life expectancy than they did 25 years ago, the number of physically healthy years …

Dutch retirement age frozen due to new life expectancy figures
7 years, 4 months ago

Dutch retirement age frozen due to new life expectancy figures

Dutch News  

Developments in Dutch life expectancy mean the state pension age will not be increased in 2023, social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees confirmed on Friday. Last November the government decided to increase the state pension age in 2022 to 67 years and three months, based on new life expectancy figures. National statistics office CBS said on Friday that life expectancy in …

Dutch retirement age frozen due to new life expectancy figures
7 years, 4 months ago

Dutch retirement age frozen due to new life expectancy figures

Dutch News  

Developments in Dutch life expectancy mean the state pension age will not be increased in 2023, social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees confirmed on Friday. Last November the government decided to increase the state pension age in 2022 to 67 years and three months, based on new life expectancy figures. National statistics office CBS said on Friday that life expectancy in …

Slightly lower Dutch life expectancy to freeze retirement age in 2023
7 years, 4 months ago

Slightly lower Dutch life expectancy to freeze retirement age in 2023

NL Times  

The life expectancy for people over the age of 65 in the Netherlands is slightly lower than previously predicted. The retirement age is determent based on the Statistics Netherlands life expectancy forecast five year in advance. That means that this year's life expectancy forecast is applicable for the retirement age of 2023. But a margin included in the specially developed …

Dutch elderly vital, healthy and active
7 years, 8 months ago

Dutch elderly vital, healthy and active

NL Times  

The Netherlands' current generation of over 65-year-olds are relatively healthy, active and vital, according to a Statistics Netherlands report on trends in the Netherlands. That is a life expectancy increase of 3.5 years for men and two years for women, compared to 20 years ago. Dutch now also live longer in good health - compared to 20 years ago, men …

Millenials could have to wait until they are 70 until they get a state pension, says Government review
8 years ago

Millenials could have to wait until they are 70 until they get a state pension, says Government review

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Millions of young people could …

Dutch elderly on average much richer than 20 years ago
8 years ago

Dutch elderly on average much richer than 20 years ago

NL Times  

The current group of 65-year-olds and older in the Netherlands is much better off than the 65-plussers of 20 years ago, according to figures Statistics Netherlands released on Tuesday. Twenty years ago the picture was reversed, when the average income of the elderly was 22 thousand euros, compared to 23 thousand euros for the general population. The increased capital among …

State pension age increase boosts immigrants AOW rights
8 years, 2 months ago

State pension age increase boosts immigrants AOW rights

Dutch News  

The rise in the Dutch station pension age means that more immigrants will enjoy a better pension, national statistics office CBS said on Friday. So the increase in the pension age to 67 will give new arrivals more time to build up more rights, the statistics office points out. in 2005, immigrants had on average built up rights to 75% …

Rising retirement age to cause problems in Dutch society: Doctors
8 years, 2 months ago

Rising retirement age to cause problems in Dutch society: Doctors

NL Times  

The increasing retirement age in the Netherlands will eventually cause problems because many Dutch are not physically able to work after the age of 65, the Dutch association for occupational medicine NVAB said to newspaper AD on Tuesday. According to NVAB president Ernst Jurgens, the current measures to help employees keep working for longer are too much focused on people …

State pension age review: Young adults will have to work until their mid-70s before qualifying, experts warn
8 years, 7 months ago

State pension age review: Young adults will have to work until their mid-70s before qualifying, experts warn

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Young adults will have to work until their mid-70s before …

Over-sixties angry about increased pension age
9 years, 1 month ago

Over-sixties angry about increased pension age

Dutch News  

The over-sixties are finding it difficult to cope with having to work longer until they receive their state pension, according to research by the Dutch demographic institute NIDI. Decision The decision to raise the pension age in phases to 67 years was taken in 2012 and has a major effect on those born in or after 1950, Nos says. They …

Change in the Netherlands is s-l-o-w
9 years, 3 months ago

Change in the Netherlands is s-l-o-w

Dutch News  

Shifts in official policy in the Netherlands take a long time but when a decision is finally made, it is not going to change, writes economist Mathijs Bouman. Compromise It’s an agonisingly slow process but it does have one advantage: the decision is set in stone. The PVV succumbed in 2010 when it supported the VVD-CDA cabinet and the SP …

Dutch state pension age rise to be speeded up, will now reach 67 in 2021
10 years, 4 months ago

Dutch state pension age rise to be speeded up, will now reach 67 in 2021

Dutch News  

The pension age will hit 67 in 2021 not 2023 as planned earlier, according to draft legislation submitted to parliament by junior social affairs minister Jetta Klijnsma. The proposal to speed up the transition to a higher state retirement age was included in the coalition government agreement. The current legislation also says the state pension age will go up from …

Dutch state pension age rise to be speeded up, will now reach 67 in 2021
10 years, 4 months ago

Dutch state pension age rise to be speeded up, will now reach 67 in 2021

Dutch News  

The pension age will hit 67 in 2021 not 2023 as planned earlier, according to draft legislation submitted to parliament by junior social affairs minister Jetta Klijnsma. The proposal to speed up the transition to a higher state retirement age was included in the coalition government agreement. The current legislation also says the state pension age will go up from …

Cabinet reforms are affecting millions but we don't realise it yet: ING
10 years, 6 months ago

Cabinet reforms are affecting millions but we don't realise it yet: ING

Dutch News  

Dutch government reforms to the pensions and healthcare systems will increase the financial risks for richer people, according to an analysis of the changes by ING economists. The reforms will reduce the financial risks facing people with low incomes but will involve them spending more time working because of the later retirement age and taking care of elderly family members, …

Cabinet reforms are affecting millions but we don't realise it yet: ING
10 years, 6 months ago

Cabinet reforms are affecting millions but we don't realise it yet: ING

Dutch News  

Dutch government reforms to the pensions and healthcare systems will increase the financial risks for richer people, according to an analysis of the changes by ING economists. The reforms will reduce the financial risks facing people with low incomes but will involve them spending more time working because of the later retirement age and taking care of elderly family members, …

Cabinet yet to discuss retirement age issue: Mani
13 years, 6 months ago

Cabinet yet to discuss retirement age issue: Mani

The Hindu  

Mani has said the State government will take a decision on the question of enhancing the retirement age of employees only after gathering the views of all those concerned. The service organisations were of two views with respect to the unification of retirement date to the end of each financial year, instead of the earlier practice of each employee retiring …

Who voted to increase the pension age?
15 years, 11 months ago

Who voted to increase the pension age?

Dutch News  

The government’s decision to increase the official retirement age should be put to the public vote, writes Robin Pascoe. The government’s decision to increase the official retirement age is being sold as one of the ways to help the Netherlands out of the economic crisis. Indeed, an increase in the state pension age is a pretty major government move. An …

Who voted to increase the pension age?
15 years, 11 months ago

Who voted to increase the pension age?

Dutch News  

The government’s decision to increase the official retirement age should be put to the public vote, writes Robin Pascoe. The government’s decision to increase the official retirement age is being sold as one of the ways to help the Netherlands out of the economic crisis. Indeed, an increase in the state pension age is a pretty major government move. An …

Behind the geraniums
16 years ago

Behind the geraniums

Dutch News  

For years the government has been talking about trying to develop a more realistic attitude to retirement in the Netherlands. This was originally seen as a necessary measure to try to offset the cost of the greying population – fewer and fewer workers are faced with paying the bill for a growing army of pensioners. And now a gradual increase …

DutchNews.nl
16 years, 7 months ago

DutchNews.nl

Dutch News  

On the one hand we have a care home which has decided not to resuscitate the over-70s if they become seriously ill unless they specifically ask to be treated. On the other hand we have social affairs minister Piet Hein Donner‘s suggestion, made just before the summer break, that 70 could be the new retirement age. Not to forget that …

DutchNews.nl
16 years, 7 months ago

DutchNews.nl

Dutch News  

On the one hand we have a care home which has decided not to resuscitate the over-70s if they become seriously ill unless they specifically ask to be treated. On the other hand we have social affairs minister Piet Hein Donner‘s suggestion, made just before the summer break, that 70 could be the new retirement age. Not to forget that …

DutchNews.nl
18 years, 5 months ago

DutchNews.nl

Dutch News  

There has been a flurry of statistics, memos and reports in recent days, going on and on about how old we are all likely to become in the Netherlands and how much we are going to cost the state when we do. Today, a government quango suggests we should pay less tax if we carry on working past the official …

DutchNews.nl
18 years, 5 months ago

DutchNews.nl

Dutch News  

There has been a flurry of statistics, memos and reports in recent days, going on and on about how old we are all likely to become in the Netherlands and how much we are going to cost the state when we do. Today, a government quango suggests we should pay less tax if we carry on working past the official …

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