Social investment aims to make it easier for people to get what they need by better joining things up. To date much of the focus with social investment has been on improving outcomes for youth given the potential long-term payoffs. But at Te Ara Ahunga Ora / Retirement Commission we think social investment could also apply to needs associated with an ageing population. But, as the Retirement Commission has shown, this “golden assumption” has broken down. For 40% of people over 65 their only source of income is government transfers like NZ Super and the Winter Energy Payment.

Source: Stuff August 04, 2024 09:13 UTC