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Study examines whether buying back university years can bring earlier retirement
A Smileconomy analysis examines whether people in Italy can retire earlier by paying to have their university years count toward pension contributions.
It considers people’s ages, contribution records and when they began working and paying into the system.
The analysis also looks at income and the cost of buying back those years.
Italy’s retirement requirements could move later by as much as three years by 2049, according to the story.
The option may not be worthwhile for everyone and could be of no use to some people.
The available information does not give specific eligibility rules or say which profiles would benefit.
A study examines whether paying to count university years toward pension contributions can help people retire early.
Smileconomy conducted the analysis for L’Economia of Corriere della Sera.
It compares profiles by age, contribution record, and when people began working and making contributions.
The article asks when the expense may be worthwhile and for whom it could be ineffective or a trap.
Pension eligibility requirements could move back by three years by 2049, the article says.
- Who
- Smileconomy conducted the analysis for L’Economia of Corriere della Sera.
- What
- The study examines whether redeeming university years can help people retire early and when the expense may be worthwhile.
- When
- The article was published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- To assess which profiles may benefit from paying to count university years toward pension contributions.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
Pension requirements could move back by three years, according to the article.
Corriere della Sera published the article about the analysis.
- Study
- Conducted by Smileconomy for L’Economia of Corriere della Sera
- Analysis
- Profiles assessed by age, contributions, and start of work and payments
- Forecast
- Pension requirements could move back by three years by 2049
- Article date
- October 11, 2026
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