The subsidy for old farmers has been increased to 15,000 yuan per month. Chen Yuzhen: Give old farmers more adequate financial security in their later years.

立法院院會今（6日）三讀通過「老年農民福利津貼暫行條例」部分條文修正草案，立法院長韓國瑜。

The Legislative Yuan read the amendments to the "Interim Regulations on Welfare Subsidies for Elderly Farmers" for the third time today (6th), raising the monthly subsidy to 15,000 yuan and retroactively disbursing it to July 1. Kuomintang legislator Chen Yuzhen said that according to official statistics in 2024, about 2,600 elders in Kinmen will be able to benefit.

Chen Yuzhen said that as prices, medical care and living expenses continue to increase, the current monthly subsidy of 8,110 yuan for elderly farmers is still difficult for some elders who have no other stable income to afford daily expenses.國民黨團主張將老農津貼提高至1萬5000元，就是希望給老農更充足的晚年經濟保障。

She said that in the early years of Kinmen, the agricultural environment was difficult and the land was barren. Especially during the period of war and battlefield administration, the life of Kinmen folks was even more difficult. Many grandparents in Kinmen were often reluctant to complain no matter how hard it was, and they always saved the best for their children. She said: "The Kinmen we see today was built bit by bit by the youth and sweat of the previous generation. Now that they are older, we should take better care of them."

People said that according to current regulations, elders in Kinmen County who are over 65 years old and meet the registration qualifications such as "experienced the military control period in the war zone". Depending on the age of 65, 90 or 100 years old, they can receive monthly relief allowances for the elderly in war zones ranging from 4,000 yuan, 5,000 yuan, and 7,000 yuan. If the new veteran farmer allowance is implemented, more than 2,000 veteran farmers in Kinmen will receive "pocket money" ranging from 19,000 yuan, 20,000 yuan, and 22,000 yuan per month based on the veteran farmer allowance plus battlefield relief payment.

The Legislative Yuan passed the KMT version of the amendments to the "Interim Regulations on Welfare Allowances for Elderly Farmers" on third reading. (Provided by Chen Yuzhen)