How your retirement nest egg drops by thousands due to unpaid super

By Nassim Khadem
Updated January 25 2017 - 12:13am, first published 12:00am
Australians who were underpaid their super had balances $19,709 or 47 per cent lower than those who had received it. Photo: Karl Hilzinger
Australians who were underpaid their super had balances $19,709 or 47 per cent lower than those who had received it. Photo: Karl Hilzinger
People aged 60 to 64 on salaries ranging from $50,000 to $75,000 who weren't correctly paid their super had overall super balances $35,089 or almost 40 per cent less than those who were. Photo: Glenn Hunt
People aged 60 to 64 on salaries ranging from $50,000 to $75,000 who weren't correctly paid their super had overall super balances $35,089 or almost 40 per cent less than those who were. Photo: Glenn Hunt

Australians underpaid their super entitlements have balances down almost $20,000, new research from Industry Super Australia shows, and this rises to more than $35,000 for those in the 60 to 64 age bracket.

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