Income Archives - Pension Policy International

25SepSeptember 25, 2026

Two Measures, Opposite Trends: Remittance Receipt in Mexican Household Surveys, 2008-2026

Por Walter Guevara Household surveys that ask about private transfers rarely separate support sent from abroad from the broader category of economic support a household may receive. Mexico's National Survey of Occupation and Employment (ENOE) contains both items. This note documents that the two move in opposite directions over 2008-2026, and that the difference is large enough to change substantive conclusions. Among adults aged 50 to 70, receipt measured by the broad item rose from 19.0 percent in 2008 to...

September 25, 2026

Articles, System Characterization2026, Income, Mexico, Social Pensions

25SepSeptember 25, 2026

Australia. Under-retiring: The greatest retirement risk in a generation

Retirement requires a fundamental shift – to our lifestyles, finances, and mindset. After a lifetime of saving, we shift to decades of spending. This is a change that doesn’t come naturally for many of us. As we live longer, with retirement now spanning thirty years for the average Australian, knowing how much money we will need to fund our post-work years has become a mounting challenge. With 250,000 Australians stepping into retirement every year, it is imperative to understand how...

September 25, 2026

NewsAustralia, Income, Longevity

24AugAugust 24, 2026

South Korea. Elderly income up 80% in a decade, but pension gap triples

South Korea's elderly are moving away from relying on allowances from their children, with public pensions — the national pension and the basic pension — becoming the primary source of income in old age. Annual income per elderly person rose roughly 80 percent over the past decade driven by public pensions, and the share of seniors receiving both the national pension and the basic pension nearly doubled. Yet the income gap between those receiving the national pension and those dependent solely...

August 24, 2026

NewsIncome, Pension design, South Korea

24AugAugust 24, 2026

US. Successfully Aging: The economic contributions of people aged 50 years and older

Q. I continue to read that our seniors are a drain on the economy with the costs of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other government age-related programs. I don’t want to feel guilty because I certainly do my part. Can you provide another side of the story? Thanks. B.K. Thank you for that very important question. Clearly, the programs you mentioned are a significant part of our government’s budget and expenses. However, there is another side to the story. It’s called...

August 24, 2026

NewsAging, Income

21AugAugust 21, 2026

Being single in retirement – a key issue for the Pensions Commission?

By LCP The paper considers whether pensions policy is keeping pace with these changes and explores different approaches for the Pensions Commission to consider. These include strengthening pension saving for lower-earning partners, reviewing pension-sharing arrangements following the breakdown of cohabiting relationships, assessing the impact of no-fault divorce reforms, and exploring whether joint-life annuities should become the default. Get the report here

August 21, 2026

Books, Books, Reports, System Sustainability2026, Adequacy, Coverage, Income, UK

20AugAugust 20, 2026

Nigeria. Military pensioners protest in Abuja over benefit adjustments

Scores of retired military personnel on Wednesday protested in Abuja over the alleged non-implementation of consequential adjustments to their pensions following salary increases approved for serving military personnel. The pensioners gathered at an open field in Area 10, Garki, near the Ministry of Defence, carrying placards with various inscriptions urging the Federal Government to implement outstanding salary adjustments in their pensions. The protest triggered the deployment of security personnel, including soldiers, police and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence...

August 20, 2026

NewsAdequacy, Income, Nigeria

18AugAugust 18, 2026

UK. Single pensioners drive rise in retirement poverty, LCP finds

The consultancy said the overall pensioner poverty rate, measured on a consistent basis, rose from 15.7% in 2012-13 to 18.6% in 2023-24. Poverty among pensioner couples has remained relatively flat over the period, but rates have climbed sharply among single pensioners, particularly those who are divorced or have never married. More recent corrected figures from the Department for Work and Pensions, which are not yet available as a long-term series, put the poverty rate among single pensioners at 19.8% in...

August 18, 2026

NewsAdequacy, Income, UK

14AugAugust 14, 2026

Shadow Pensions: An Exploratory Field Study of Informal Old-Age Income Strategies Among Jakarta’s Unregistered Workforce

By Fajrin Andi Muhamad Pratama Indonesia's main old-age insurance program, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, is built almost entirely around formal employment-yet three in five Indonesian workers are informal, and only a small fraction of them are ever enrolled. National statistics capture the size of that gap well; they say almost nothing about what people actually do instead. I spent three days in Jakarta interviewing market traders and ojek drivers to find out. The results were not quite what I expected going in....

August 14, 2026

Articles, Pension design2026, Aging, Income, Indonesia, Retirement Planning

07AugAugust 7, 2026

AI, Fiscal Space, and Social Protection in Four Latin American Economies: ;A Scenario-based Threshold Framework

By Vicenzo Scavino Can fiscal space from artificial intelligence finance recurrent social protection in Latin America? This paper develops a prespecified, scenario-based feasibility test that translates an AI dividend into income and fiscal capture, compares it with policy costs, and applies debt-consistency and persistence screens. For Peru, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, no deterministic crossing occurs under non-stress scenarios because translation and capture jointly fall short. Crossings arise only under diagnostic disruption: Chilean guaranteed minimum income is conditionally feasible and debt-consistent;...

August 7, 2026

Articles, System Characterization2026, AI, Income, Informal Sector, Latin America, Social Protection

04AugAugust 4, 2026

Japan proposes tougher income, pension rules for permanent residency

Japan’s immigration agency on Aug 4 proposed tougher requirements for granting permanent residency to foreigners, including requiring applicants to maintain income above the average for Japanese households and a certain level of projected pension benefits. The proposed guidelines are part of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push to create an “orderly society” in which Japanese and foreign nationals coexist while cracking down on illegal activities. The Immigration Services Agency will solicit public comments before implementing the new rules from April 2027. Permanent residents can...

August 4, 2026

NewsIncome, Japan, Migration

September 2026

Australia. Under-retiring: The greatest retirement risk in a generation

August 2026

South Korea. Elderly income up 80% in a decade, but pension gap triples

US. Successfully Aging: The economic contributions of people aged 50 years and older

Being single in retirement – a key issue for the Pensions Commission?

Nigeria. Military pensioners protest in Abuja over benefit adjustments

UK. Single pensioners drive rise in retirement poverty, LCP finds

Shadow Pensions: An Exploratory Field Study of Informal Old-Age Income Strategies Among Jakarta’s Unregistered Workforce

Japan proposes tougher income, pension rules for permanent residency