Taiwan to Adjust Public Service Annuity for Certain Years Due to Inflation, Benefiting 8,346
Taiwan's Examination Yuan announced that due to cumulative Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth exceeding the legal 5% threshold for 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022, an adjustment to annuity payments is mandated. Starting June 1, insured persons who began receiving their Government Employee and School Staff Insurance (GESSI) annuity in those four years will see their payments increase by 6.46%. An estimated 8,346 people are expected to benefit from this measure.
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(CNA, Taipei, May 21, Reporter: Kao Hua-chien) The Examination Yuan stated that the cumulative growth rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the years 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022 has all exceeded positive 5%, meeting the legal conditions for adjusting Government Employee and School Staff Insurance (GESSI) annuity payments. Therefore, starting June 1 of this year, the annuity payment rate for insured individuals who legally began receiving their GESSI annuity in these four years will be increased by 6.46%, with an estimated 8,346 people benefiting.
In a press release today, the Examination Yuan noted that the Public Service Insurance Act stipulates that when the cumulative growth rate of the CPI reaches ±5%, a separate annuity adjustment rate shall be determined.
The Examination Yuan explained that the cumulative average CPI for fiscal year 2025, released this year by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics of the Executive Yuan, was compared with the cumulative average CPIs of previous years since the GESSI annuity system was implemented on June 1, 2014. The comparison revealed a 6.46% difference for the years 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022, which met the legal conditions for adjusting annuity payments. Consequently, the Ministry of Civil Service initiated the adjustment mechanism as required by law.
The Examination Yuan pointed out that after the Ministry of Civil Service comprehensively considered factors such as stable national economic growth, government fiscal debt ratios meeting statutory limits, and the GESSI reserve fund being fully funded, it legally adjusted the payment rates for annuitants from 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022. The announcement was made jointly with the Executive Yuan today.
The Examination Yuan stated that after this adjustment, if there are significant changes in the price index in the future causing annuitants from other years to also meet the adjustment criteria, the adjustment mechanism will be implemented accordingly to ensure that the real income of GESSI annuitants is correspondingly protected.
In a press release today, the Examination Yuan noted that the Public Service Insurance Act stipulates that when the cumulative growth rate of the CPI reaches ±5%, a separate annuity adjustment rate shall be determined.
The Examination Yuan explained that the cumulative average CPI for fiscal year 2025, released this year by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics of the Executive Yuan, was compared with the cumulative average CPIs of previous years since the GESSI annuity system was implemented on June 1, 2014. The comparison revealed a 6.46% difference for the years 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022, which met the legal conditions for adjusting annuity payments. Consequently, the Ministry of Civil Service initiated the adjustment mechanism as required by law.
The Examination Yuan pointed out that after the Ministry of Civil Service comprehensively considered factors such as stable national economic growth, government fiscal debt ratios meeting statutory limits, and the GESSI reserve fund being fully funded, it legally adjusted the payment rates for annuitants from 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022. The announcement was made jointly with the Executive Yuan today.
The Examination Yuan stated that after this adjustment, if there are significant changes in the price index in the future causing annuitants from other years to also meet the adjustment criteria, the adjustment mechanism will be implemented accordingly to ensure that the real income of GESSI annuitants is correspondingly protected.
FAQ
為什麼要調整公保年金給付？
因為民國105、106、107、111年度的消費者物價指數累計成長率已超過法定的正5%門檻，達到了公保年金給付調整的法定條件。
這次公保年金調整影響哪些人？
主要影響在民國105、106、107及111這四個年度依法開始領取公保年金的被保險人。
年金給付調高多少？何時開始生效？
公保年金給付金額的比率將調高6.46%，並自今年6月1日起生效。
預計有多少人會因此受惠？
根據考試院的預估，將有8,346人受惠於此次年金調整。
未來其他年度的年金領取者也會調整嗎？
是的，考試院表示未來若物價指數有重大變動，導致其他年度請領者也符合調整條件時，同樣會依規定執行調整機制。