Pension
Social Security Retirement 2025: WEP Repeal & Complete Guide
The ultimate guide to Social Security retirement benefits, including the 2025 WEP/GPO repeal, earnings limits, and claiming strategies.
South Korea Basic Pension (기초연금)
The South Korea Basic Pension (기초연금, Gicho Yeon-geum) is a means-tested social pension program that provides monthly cash payments to Korean citizens and long-term residents aged 65 and above who fall within the bottom 70 percent of the income distribution, addressing one of the highest elderly poverty rates among OECD nations and providing essential income support to approximately 6 million senior citizens as a complement to the contributory National Pension system.
Switzerland AHV Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Switzerland AHV (Alters- und Hinterlassenenversicherung), known as AVS in French, is the universal first-pillar state pension providing old-age retirement pensions, survivors benefits for widows, widowers and orphans, and supplementary benefits to all persons who have lived or worked in Switzerland, forming the foundational layer of the Swiss three-pillar pension system and covering the entire resident population regardless of nationality.
Turkey 65 Yaş Aylığı (Age 65 Pension)
Turkey 65 Yaş Aylığı (literally "Age 65 Allowance") is a non-contributory social assistance pension administered by the Ministry of Family and Social Services that provides monthly cash payments to Turkish citizens aged 65 and above who have no social security coverage and whose household income falls below a specified threshold, as well as to persons with disabilities regardless of age who meet income criteria, serving as a critical safety net for approximately 1.5 million elderly and disabled beneficiaries across the country.