I think it is a farce telling single people they need $600k in Super at pension age to have a comfortable retirement. A single person with $301,750 in Super at pension age would qualify for the full pension of nearly $30,000 plus the minimum 5% Super withdrawal at pension age would give them a combined amount of $45,000.

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I love your editorials Susan Hely and it's actually encouraged me to fully educate myself to the complexities of Super. In early 60's with retirement not too far away, Husband and I have salary sacrificed last 8 years, which has resulted in a self-funded retirement.

Thank you.

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If you were one of the people who took money from their super during Covid - then look forward to being destitute during retirement, but you get what you deserve for doing so and don't cry poor - to the rest of us as your fellow citizens and taxpayer's - looking for a pension.

Stupid is as stupid does as Forrest Gump told us.

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"By the time they retire, women typically have $77,700 less or 23% less than men."

Is this correctly stated? Women retire around four years earlier than men so you would expect balance at retirement to be lower by around 6% per year even if they were the same earlier. Should this read "23% less at standard retirement age"?

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Very short sighted comment. It presumes that nothing will change pension-wise in the future. When pension aged people far outweigh the number of workers you can guarantee it will change.

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Good one Paul!

You're super smart and everyone's situation during covid was obviously the same.

I lost my job during covid and drew on my super so I could afford to live while still making payments to my builder. My super is still above average, thanks to voluntary contributions and I have a few hundred thousand in equity on a house I wouldn't have been able to build. I guess I'm the stupid one.

I hope you never need a hand out because I'd hate to the tax I paid on my hard earned dollars wasted on you.

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