Our country is faced with aging society owing to the expanded longevity continuously since the 1960s. A long time ago, the elderly used to be respected and live a happy and comfortable life thanks to the traditional family system.
As our country has ...
Our country is faced with aging society owing to the expanded longevity continuously since the 1960s. A long time ago, the elderly used to be respected and live a happy and comfortable life thanks to the traditional family system.
As our country has been rapidly industrialized and the traditional familism society has collapsed, the family support function has weaken.
As the result, the elderly problem has become one of the serious social problem.
Everyone needs regular income to live happily as a human being, especially in the case of the aged, they require additional costs which is resulted from the aging Above all, the economic factor is the most important in the aged welfare field.
After I identify the current scene of the national pension and the livelihood aid system, I will suggest that the aged who worked very hard to achieve our economic growth should be given at least regular income as the complementary.
The suggestions are as follows:
1. The national pension system
First, the specified pension and the national pension should be combined by expanding welfare recipients pension and then a poor workplace where five workers work at least and those who run their own stores in a city should be include as a necessary eligibility to all of people.
Second, as far as the cost of allowance is increased, the level should be upgraded to the degree of ILO recommendational standards. Also the receipts of pension must receive much more than the lowest living cost. No paid-pension system should be accomplished for the eldery, who are not capable to support themselves economically.
Third, improving the delivery system, we can seek the efficiency and consistency by combining each of the pension system.
Fourth, as a means of finance supply, the pension insurance is not assisted by the government under the principle of user charges. Therefore we must consider plans which the pension cost can be shared with the government. the government's finance can be used as the fund operation, on the basis of "Public Funds Management Law" However, the system reform should be made for the operation of pension funds independently. Systematical instruments which are able to reflect the insured's opinion should be provided.
2. The livelihood aid system for the aged.
First, benefits should be given much more than the lowest living cost through the expanded quota standard.
Second, by the actualization of grant the lowest living cost must be tested yearly and the support level ought to be decided with the resulted standard and supplemental grant should be practiced.
Third, in order to improve and complement the matters involved in public welfare delivery system, the health welfare office must be established and operated as the improvement of the delivery system.
Fourth, to enhance the finance supply system, private welfare resources must be developed and cultivated as a means of fiance supply besides the government budget, that is, the authority should allow existing social welfare facilities and corporations to raise community chest. And the government should support that they can use that welfare funds.