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insurance amount for the current month and delegated the business to the BLI. Eligible
(NT$306,000). farmers over the age of 65 can receive monthly

4. Financing allowances of NT$3,000, the amount of which
has been increased to NT$4,000, NT$5,000,
The farmer occupational injury insurance NT$6,000, NT$7,000 and NT$7,256 and
program was implemented on a trial basis respectively in January 2004, January 2006,
on November 1, 2018 and has maintained July 2007, January 2012, and January 2016. In
a surplus so far. Pursuant to Article 44-3 of January 2020, it has been further increased to
the Farmer Health Insurance Act, the central NT$7,550. In November, 1998, the coverage
competent authority in charge of the business has been expended to include elderly fishermen.
shall allocate funds to make up for the deficit From January 1, 2013, means test was
of the farmer occupational injury insurance implemented. On July 16, 2014, the amendment
program, if any in future. has passed on the eligible insurance coverage
years to receive the welfare allowance for elderly
Welfare Allowance for Elderly farmers, which has extended from 6 months
Farmers Program to 15 years. Moreover, insurance applicants
must have registered addresses in Taiwan and
In order to further ensure the welfare of elderly must have resided in Taiwan for more than 183
farmers and improve their living conditions, days annually within last 3 consecutive years
the Temporary Act for the Welfare Allowance to be eligible. As for the sources of funding for
for Elderly Farmers Program was promulgated the welfare allowance for elderly farmers, in
in 1995. The COA announced the Application municipal areas, 50% of the cost used to be
and Distribution Measures of the Welfare funded by the central competent authority and
Allowance for Elderly Farmers in the same year the other 50% by the municipal government.

Profile of Welfare Allowance for Elderly Farmers (1999-2019)

No. of approved persons Total approved amount
(in 10,000) (in NT$100 million)
200 650
563 563 553 541 548 539
509 508 505 527 515 550
150 457
412 496 450

321 350
100
243 232 232 238 241 332 250

150
50
50
66 65
59 59 64 64 66 66 6767 68 68 69 69 70 70 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 68 6768 67 66 65 64 6364 63 6161 6060 59 59
0 -50
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

No. of approved persons (in 10,000) Total approved amount (in NT$100 million)

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