More than 2.6 million Age Pensioners will see an increase to their payments in a few weeks. (Source: Getty) Australians ...

Within just a fortnight, almost every key number in Australia’s retirement system has either changed, or is about to.

At A$4.5 trillion ($3.2 trillion), Australia’s pension system is the fourth-largest pool of retirement savings in the world — and the fastest-growing among major markets. It’s expected to overtake the ...

The age pension will increase next Friday, 20 March. The post How much will the age pension go up by next week? appeared first on The Motley Fool Australia.

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