APG contribution to Netspar research on housing, care and pension

Published on: 1 February 2016

The theme of housing, care and retirement is high on the agenda of the ESC and various ministries. It is also subject within the broad social dialogue pension. From the point of financial planning for the individual household did the Netspar project "Housing and Retirement 'research into better alignment of the three domains.

 

Roadmap integrated approach

The government is taking in favor of a combination of more customization and choice, to better meet the characteristics and preferences of participants. From the point of financial planning for the individual household did the Netspar project group "Housing and Retirement 'research into better alignment of the three domains. On that appeared in early February 2016 "The roadmap to a more integrated approach to housing, care and retirement.

 

Big impact

The connection between housing, care and pension may, by the great impact it has on the financial life planning, relevant to many people, whether they are building up pension, have their own home or in need of additional (elderly) care. Housing takes the connection to retire somewhere else than care. Housing has as retirement savings a role in capital formation /, while care is more an insurance character. Nevertheless, there are relevant links between care and retirement living, think live at home longer by the elderly or the use of a one-off retirement for specific uninsured care needs. The report describes the trends, problems and solutions.