- Foreign-born people who have retired in recent years have on average just over SEK 5,000 less to live on each month than domestic-born people.
- It shows figures that the Swedish Pensions Agency has produced for Ekot.
- The difference is largely due to the fact that foreign-born have not had time to work together until their retirement for as many years as domestic-born.
Abdulkadir Muse is 65 years old and lives in Stockholm. He came to Sweden in the early 1990s. Today he has an income of SEK 10,842, and when the rent is paid he has SEK 5,500 to live on. But even though he is having a hard time, he thinks it works.
– I can not complain. It’s the same for everyone.
You mean that all retirees are in the same situation?
– Yes, the same situation, says Abdulkadir Muse.
The echo has sounded The Swedish Pensions Agency produces statistics on a group of relatively new pensioners and their total pension income; that is, occupational pension, general pension, guarantee pension, premium pension, private pension savings and also including any government grants such as housing supplements and old-age support.
The statistics include all persons in Sweden who were between 66 and 70 years old in 2019, and who have retired after the age of 65.
Average have people born in Sweden SEK 17,823 to live on after tax, before housing is paid for. For the group born abroad, that figure is 12,663, ie more than SEK 5,000 less.
– Surprisingly low, says Jan Andersson, who is the first vice chairman of the Pensioners’ National Organization, PRO.
– I did not think that the differences between people born in Sweden and those born abroad would be as great as they actually are. And that they have such low pensions in general, I did not think so.
Largely The difference is due to the fact that foreign-born have not had time to work together until their pension for as many years as domestic-born. And in the group of foreign-born who have had income in Sweden for more than 30 years, the difference is not so great either.
But already in the group that has had income for between 20 and 29 years, just over half have less than SEK 10,000 to live on each month, before the accommodation is paid for.
It takes many years of work because they said they could get a good pension, according to Hรฅkan Svรคrdman, who is head of social policy at the insurance industry union Forena.
He has been analyzing the Swedish pension system for more than ten years. And it becomes especially difficult when, like many foreign-born people, it has been difficult to get a job quickly, and often have poorer employment conditions.
– In part, it is that they suffer from unemployment to a greater extent. But also that they work in industries with lower wages. Those industries are also known for to a greater extent lacking collective agreements and thus also occupational pensions for employees, says Hรฅkan Svรคrdman.
For 65-year-old Abdulkadir Muse it is especially difficult when it comes to extra expenses, such as this month when he has been in hospital for several days due to his diabetes.
– It is not enough if you are ill, as I have diabetes. This month it cost 1,800 extra.
Source: ICELAND NEWS