In May 2019 the Swedish government launched a wide-ranging process of pension reform comprising several aspects including: improving the lowest pensions (that will primarily benefit women who were adversely affected by the points system that was put in place in the 1990s), delaying retirement age, in line with higher life expectancy rates, alongside stricter rules protecting employment for older workers and policies to help keep older workers in employment, and implementing stricter rules for selecting fully-funded pension schemes (following a series of financial scandals).
Sweden’s pension landscape comprises several elements: a State pension that operates on a system similar to a points system (accounts for 58% of total pensions), and that is financed by contributions taken from personal taxable income, a minor pension called Premium Funded, which is also financed from contributions taken from 2.5% of personal taxable income, a collective agreement pension that covers about 90% of employees (accounts for 35% of total pension amounts) that is financed by employers and employees depending on contractual provisions, a Guaranteed Pension safeguarding a decent level of income for the poorest paid retirees, and finally a widows and widowers pension.
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