40% of people aged 65 and over have virtually NO other income besides NZ Super and another 20% only have that, and a little more* This is from the 2022 Review of Retirement Income Policy. We are also a fast-aging population, with the number of people aged 65 or older living in New Zealand likely to hit 1 million by 2028. Currently there are about 93,000 people aged 85 or older, and in just two years there will be more than 100,000.**
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