OPINION | Old-age pensions in the Pacific
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In Fiji, the Social Pension Scheme pension is having a huge impact on reducing poverty, with analysis suggesting poverty among older persons would be around 40 per cent higher without the scheme.
The pension supports more than 58,000 older people and, for many households, this support is essential. A recent community-level survey of 1,365 pension recipients found that 72 per cent are the sole income earners within their households.
At the household level, the impacts are tangible.
“The pen
The pension supports more than 58,000 older people and, for many households, this support is essential. A recent community-level survey of 1,365 pension recipients found that 72 per cent are the sole income earners within their households.
At the household level, the impacts are tangible.
“The pen
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