Retirement Income – how much is enough? Well, that’s up to you!
There are some that feel $25,000 per year is enough and there are some that feel $125,000 isn’t. It comes back to your goals. Do you want to take overseas golfing holidays every year, update the car every five years and buy new club sets regularly? If so then you may need more than most.
ASFA, The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, have provided the following research on their website (http://www.superannuation.asn.au/resources/retirement-standard):
Table 1: Budgets for various households and living standards for those aged around 65 (March Quarter 2015, national):
| Modest lifestyle | Comfortable lifestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single | Couple | Single | Couple | |
| Total per year | $23,438 | $33,799 | $42,569 | $58,444 |
Table 2: Budgets for various households and living standards for those aged around 85 (March Quarter 2015, national)
| Modest lifestyle | Comfortable lifestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single | Couple | Single | Couple | |
| Total per year | $22,798 | $33,915 | $38,075 | $53,424 |
ASFA state that the figures in each case assume that the retiree(s) own their own home and relate to expenditure by the household. This can be greater than household income after income tax where there is a drawdown on capital over the period of retirement. Single calculations are based on female figures.
The ASFA Retirement Standard methodology was last reviewed in 2009 and figures are updated quarterly to reflect changes to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). More information on the calculation of Retirement Standards is available here.
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