Denmark is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe, after lawmakers voted to raise it to 70.

Parliamentarians passed a bill mandating the rise on Thursday, with 81 votes in favor and 21 against.

The new law will apply to people born after December 31, 1970. The current retirement age is 67 on average, but it can go up to 69 for those born on January 1, 1967, or later.

The rise is needed in order to be able to “afford proper welfare for future generations,” employment minister Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen said in a press release Thursday.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    21 hours ago

    The regulation is such an insane patchwork, sometimes people can retire earlier than the normal retirement age, if they’ve been working for many years. And if you health is bad there are special programs for that. (Yes as in multiple!)
    But clearly as you state, the system is made to benefit the rich more an more. The social democrats who are part of the government are no longer looking after the average Joe, but making things worse, and then they make special programs for propaganda purposes.
    A lot of people have been convinced this is necessary, as life expectancy increases, disregarding increased automation and wealth in our society.

    • arrow74@lemm.eeEnglish
      33·
      18 hours ago

      if you health is bad there are special programs for that.

      Hate that, work until you’re 70 and too old to enjoy retirement. Or work until you’re so sick you can’t and then you don’t get to enjoy retirement.

      A system designed to ensure you work until your labor has no value. Squeezing for everything you’re worth