A CRUCIAL draft law for government-provided elderly care looks set to sail through the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) today. The NLA will conduct the second and third readings of the Elderly Bill, which seeks to allocate 2 per cent of “sin taxes” to improve welfare provisions for senior citizens. If the bill is passed, low-income elderly people will receive an extra Bt100 every month from the government. He said the bill when implemented would provide up to Bt4 billion for the Elderly Fund to take better care of Thailand’s growing elderly population. The National Health Security Office (NHSO), meanwhile, has been actively promoting the Long Term Care Fund for elderly dependants.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 15, 2017 18:00 UTC