Applicable Subjects

The individuals covered by the farmers' health insurance and aged under 65 may apply to make payments to the pension fund at his/her own discretion, if he/she has not yet received and old-age benefits from related social insurance programs (civil servant and teacher insurance pension benefits, labor insurance old-age benefits, retirement payments under the military personnel pension program, and the old-age pension benefit under the national pension insurance program).
Once a farmer has commenced making payments to the farmer pension fund, he/she shall remain insured under the farmers' health insurance. If a farmer has withdrawn therefrom, he/she shall no longer be eligible for making the payments. For cases involving a backdated withdrawal, the BLI shall close the individual pension account and return the amount deposited during the non-eligible period respectively to the insured and the competent authority.