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February 2025

Poverty hits older adults harder in fast-aging society

Kim Young-soon, an office cleaner in her early 70s, says she grapples with high costs of living as her disposable income has been decreasing in recent years. Disposable income refers to the amount of money that is left for personal expenses and savings, after taxes, insurance, interest and other payments. “The employer would not hike my salaries, due to the high vacancy rate of office buildings amid the sluggish economic growth,” Kim said, adding she is financially distressed with high borrowing...

UK. Labour Confirms No WASPI Compensation Despite Ombudsman Findings

The Labour government has announced that it will not provide compensation to WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaigners, despite findings of maladministration by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO). The decision comes after years of campaigning by women born in the 1950s, who argue that failures in state pension communication left them financially unprepared for increases to the state pension age. While the government has accepted the ombudsman’s findings and apologised for delays in notifying affected women, it has ruled out compensation, citing the difficulty of identifying those who suffered financial losses and the potential...

México. Pensiones y programas de Bienestar alcanzan más de 17.8 millones de beneficiarios

En la actualidad, 17.8 millones de mexicanos se encuentran registrados en el padrón de beneficiarios de alguna pensión o programa de apoyo de la Secretaría de Bienestar. La pensión para los adultos mayores otorga seis mil 200 pesos a casi 12.4 millones de derechohabientes. La pensión para discapacidad permanente entrega tres mil 200 pesos a casi 1.4 millones de personas. El Programa de Apoyo para el Bienestar de las Niñas y Niños, Hijos de Madres Trabajadoras dispersa mil 660 pesos bimestrales a poco más de...

Panamá. Aprueban último bloque de reformas a la CSS y avanzan a segundo debate

En la sesión la Alianza Pueblo Unido por la Vida sustentó que sí es posible regresar al sistema solidario y no aumentar la edad de jubilación La Comisión de Trabajo, Salud y Desarrollo de la Asamblea Nacional (AN) aprobó este viernes el cuarto y último bloque del proyecto que reforma la Caja de Seguro Social (CSS), dando fin al primer debate, por lo que este lunes reunirán la documentación de todo el proyecto para revisarlo, entregarlo y avanzar al segundo...

Perú. AFP: nuevo proyecto de ley permitiría retiro de 21 400 soles

Los afiliados de las Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP) podrían realizar un nuevo retiro de sus ahorros, según el proyecto de ley, 10153/2024-CR, presentado por el legislador Américo Gonza (Perú Libre) en el Congreso de la República. La propuesta permitiría el retiro de hasta 4 unidades impositivas tributarias (UIT), lo que equivale a 21 400 soles. El principal objetivo de esta iniciativa es mitigar los efectos de la contracción económica, la persistente inflación y el aumento en el costo de vida que actualmente afecta a...

Argentina. El Gobierno quiere subir la edad jubilatoria: las condiciones claves que deben darse

El gobierno de Javier Milei buscará poner en marcha una reforma previsional durant 2025. Así lo ratificó el titular de la ANSES, Mariano de los Heros, que adelantó que los cambios no se limitarán a un aumento de la edad mínima para jubilarse. Al hablar del tema, De los Heros reparó en la necesidad de discutir varios aspectos del régimen previsional en línea con el Pacto de Mayo, en cuyo punto 9 el Gobierno se comprometía a avanzar con una reforma previsional "que le dé sostenibilidad al sistema y respete...

UK. Bereaved families asked to return pension overpayments

Bereaved relatives have been asked to repay state pensions that were wrongly sent to people who have died by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP has confirmed it has no legal right to reclaim the money but argues that it does so to protect public funds. Former Pensions Minister Sir Steve Webb says the letter the department sends out to families does not make it clear the repayments are voluntary. Over the past five years, the DWP mistakenly paid more...

South Korea. Concerns grow over sustainability of national pension fund amid decreasing subscribers

The number of national pension subscribers continues to decline due mainly to the low birthrate and aging population, data from the National Pension Service (NPS) showed Sunday, raising concerns over its sustainability. In contrast, the number of recipients is increasing, pushing the current national pension system toward a risk of fund depletion. But discussions on ways to make the pension system more sustainable have been delayed. According to the NPS, the total number of national pension subscribers stood approximately at 21.81...

Greece. Pension boost for working retirees

Thousands of Greek retirees who continue working are seeing an increase in their pensions, as the country’s social security fund (EFKA) has started issuing adjusted payments. To prevent these new pensions from facing higher deductions under the Solidarity Contribution for Pensioners (EAS), the Ministry of Labor and Social Security is preparing a legislative amendment that could soon be introduced in Parliament. According to sources, the proposed amendment ensures that if a retiree’s primary pension is already subject to the EAS, the...

México. Nuevas generaciones suben ahorro voluntario en las Afores, ¿por qué?

Al cierre de 2024, el ahorro voluntario que reportaron las afores fue de 173 mil 341.3 millones de pesos, 22.8% más que el reportado a finales del año anterior, pese a la desaceleración. De acuerdo con estadísticas de la Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar), 2023 cerró con 141 mil 128.5 millones de pesos, es decir, 26 mil 794 millones menos. Los expertos en ahorro para el retiro sostienen que este incremento responde a que los mexicanos, especialmente las nuevas generaciones,...