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Volume 100, Issue 3
  • ISSN: 0025-9454
  • E-ISSN: 1876-2816

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Abstract

Retirement poverty levels are high (40%) among the rapidly increasing group of first-generation non-Western migrants in the Netherlands. How do they deal with their economic position? We studied this question using 26 semi-structured qualitative interviews with retirees born in Morocco, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tunisia, and Turkey. Four aspects of dealing with retirement were covered and we discuss implications for scholars and policymakers: 1) Retirement knowledge; 2) Retirement preparation; 3) Social security benefits (AIO); 4) Social contacts. Our study reveals that non-Western migrants were not prepared for their retirement and are somewhat aware of their entitlement to social benefits.

© Sophie Delfgaauw, Koen Veldman & Jelle Lössbroek
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Hoe ziet de pensioenopbouw en pensioensituatie van niet-westerse migranten eruit? Een kwalitatieve studie
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