Pension provision SP women lodge complaint against women's pension age vote

The SP women are lodging an appeal against the 2022 vote on raising the retirement age for women from 64 to 65. In the extremely close vote, women were deprived of a year's pension with false arguments, they said on Friday.

This was suggested by the calculation errors in the AHV's financial forecasts, according to a statement from SP Women Switzerland. The financial situation of the AHV is now forecast to be up to CHF 14 billion better than previously assumed for the coming years.

"As the seemingly dramatic prospects were one of the main reasons for the wafer-thin Yes to AHV 21, SP Women Switzerland is lodging an appeal against the result of the vote," it said. The increase in the retirement age for women was approved by 50.5 percent in September 2022.

The Greens had already announced an appeal on Wednesday, which they also wanted to submit by this Friday.

The Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO) revised the financial outlook for the AHV downwards on Tuesday. AHV expenditure in 2033 is likely to be around four billion francs or around six percent lower than previously calculated. This means that the AHV's financial situation is better than assumed.

According to trade unions and left-wing parties, the incorrect forecasts were the main reason why the population voted in favor of raising the retirement age for women.