Labour Party

Strongly agree

No

Labour’s mainstream position has been to retain universal NZ Super (e.g., repeated commitments to keep NZ Super in place without means-testing), aligning with a ‘No’ to making wealthy retirees ineligible. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, means testing punishes responsible savers and creates a bloated bureaucracy to administer

Labour has often defended universality in part because means-testing can create complexity and disincentives; while it might not use the exact rhetoric, it would broadly agree that means-testing can add bureaucracy and penalize saving. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, Superannuation is a universal dividend that every taxpayer earned, regardless of their financial success

Labour would partially agree with the universality principle (broad social insurance/entitlement), but the ‘dividend every taxpayer earned’ framing is more aligned with liberal/conservative universalism than Labour’s usual equity-and-need framing. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes, we must target our limited budget to vulnerable seniors who are actually struggling to survive

Labour strongly supports vulnerable seniors, but has generally pursued that via supplementary supports (e.g., Winter Energy Payment introduced by Labour in 2018) rather than making NZ Super itself targeted/means-tested. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, it is fiscally irresponsible to give tax-funded handouts to millionaires who do not need the money

While Labour emphasizes fairness and progressive taxation, it has typically avoided framing NZ Super as a ‘handout to millionaires’ and has not adopted a strong means-testing stance; it would be cautious about this rhetoric. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

Labour has generally defended NZ Super as a universal entitlement and has not campaigned on making wealthy retirees ineligible; it has tended to prefer tweaks like eligibility age debates or tax settings rather than explicit means-testing. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.