Representative Kim Ye-ji proposes the revision of the National Pension Act to receive the old-age pension early for the severely disabled
Dec 19, 2024
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According to the data submitted by Kim Ye-ji's office from the National Pension Service, since the abolition of the disability rating system in 2019, the number of people with severe disabilities who have subscribed to the national pension for more than 10 years has increased from 4966 in 2019 to 6,183 in 2023, an increase of 1,217 in the past five years
As such, the number of subscribers to the national pension for more than 10 years is increasing, but their average life expectancy is shorter than that of non-disabled people. According to the National Rehabilitation Center's published Health Statistics for the Disabled as of 2022, the average age of death for the disabled was 77.9, of which 22.5 years for autistic disabled and 57.9 years for intellectually disabled people, far below the national average life expectancy of 83.7 years (Statistics Office, 2022).
Representative Kim Ye-ji proposed a partial amendment to the National Pension Act that allows people with severe disabilities to receive old-age pensions five years earlier without cuts, taking into account the average life expectancy of people with severe disabilities. Lawmaker Kim said, `In Germany and the United States, early pension systems for severely disabled people have already been introduced and implemented, and the National Pension Act allows early receipt of old-age pensions considering the relatively short life expectancy of special workers engaged in light sources and fishing boats. The introduction of early receipt of old-age pensions for people with severe disabilities is also sufficiently feasible in policy." "As the number of people with severe disabilities continues to increase, it is urgent to introduce an early receipt system for old-age pensions in order for people with severe disabilities to live a meaningful life after retirement," Rep. Kim said. "We will do our best to pass the bill to ensure a strong retirement and independent life for people with severe disabilities." conveyed his will.
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