25 Feb 2021

Early KiwiSaver access for disabled about 'equity' - Clark

From Checkpoint, 5:46 pm on 25 February 2021

People with life-shortening conditions will soon get to access their KiwiSaver earlier.

The government has announced that from March people with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, Huntington's disease and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder can access their funds before turning 65.

The change potentially benefits thousands of people and comes after one man and his mum took their fight for justice all the way to Parliament.

Ruth Hill reports.