ASFA released the December Quarter Retirement Standard last week, and it was no surprise to learn that older couples wanting to live a comfortable retirement will need to spend $58,364 per year, up 0.1 per cent on the previous quarter.

With the Intergenerational Report illustrating an increase in the number of retirees and predicting people will live longer in retirement than ever before, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) says it is important people use tools like the ASFA Retirement Standard to help plan how they will fund their retirement years. Older couples wanting to live a comfortable retirement will need to spend $58,364 per year  which will requires a joint superannuation balance of around $510,000. Older singles seeking a comfortable retirement will now need to spend $42,604 a year, basically unchanged from the previous quarter, and this requires a super balance of around $430,000.

ASFA Retirement Standard Retirement Planning

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Source: ASFA Retirement Standard December Quarter https://www.superannuation.asn.au/media-release-6-march-2015