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including nutritional supplements to pregnant women some medical fees (including outpatient service
(including nutrition subsidies for single mothers and hospitalization fees) received by low-income
with newborns), birth allowance, priority of living in households, 5,418,708 recipients with subsidies
social housing, subsidy for residential rent, subsidy NTD 1,694,449,951.
for simple residence repair cost and loan interest 3. Subsidies for medical fees not covered by national
subsidy for purchased or self-built residences, subsidy health insurance: In order to meet the medical
for students' nutrition lunch fee, and subsidy for needs of low-income and middle-low-income
hospitalization fee, so as to meet the basic needs of households, various local governments have also
low-income and middle-low-income households. established relevant regulations to stipulate the
With respect to lifting the poor out of poverty, the allowance standard of medical fees. By the end
Ministry of Health and Welfare enacted The Regulation of December 2022, a total of 7,115 people were
of Active Anti-poverty Strategies on June 6, 2016. In subsidized, amounting to over NTD 226.52 million.
2022, the local government and nongovernment social In-hospital meals are free for all low-income
welfare groups implemented 44 schemes to promote households, subsidized by each level of government.
employment and the overcoming of poverty, and the The Ministry and local governments provided subsidies
amount of the subsidies was NTD 35,001,785. 2.185891 million times totaling NTD 301.27 million in
In 2022, with epidemics under control and growing 2021.
business looking forward, the Government would
Section 3 Emergency Relief
like to share this wonderful result with all Taiwanese
According to Article 21 of the Public Assistance.
people and secure financial safety in low-income and
Act, timely assistance shall be provided for people falling
middle-low-income households; therefore, Extra Help
into difficulties due to emergencies, and their economic
allowances were issued from March to December 2022,
difficulties must be relieved. People still in difficulties
i.e., NT$750/person/month for low-income households
after receiving assistance from the governments of
and NT$500/person/month for middle-low-income
municipalities and counties (cities) shall be reported to
households. Total of 2,899,784 persons from the low-
our department for relief according to the Operation
income households and 2,922,410 persons from the
Directions for Emergency Relief Application Approval
middle-low-income households benefitted from the
and Appropriation Control by the Ministry of Health and
subsidy program. Total of NT$3,636,043,000 was
Welfare. On December 8, 2021, the MOHW revised
funded.
the executing units of the "Strengthening Social Safety
Section 2 Medical Subsidies Net Program: The Emergency Relief Project" to include
According to Articles 18 and 19 of the Public social welfare service centers, domestic violence and
Assistance Act, the existing medical subsidies for low- sexual assault prevention centers and community
income and middle-low-income households include mental health centers as well the original city/county
the following items: government and district offices, continuing to promote
1. Premium subsidies: The subsidies for health social worker professional assessment and case
insurance premiums, 3,330,140 recipients with management mechanism and enhancing reporting
subsidies NTD 6,206,276,237 in 2022. of vulnerable families and crisis families, results as
presented in Table 10-3.
2. Co-payment Fee Subsidies: In order to relieve the
health care burdens of low-income households, Section 4 Disaster Relief
Article 49 of the National Health Insurance Law In recent years, extreme climates happen
clearly stipulates that "In case where the low-income frequently and disasters keep pouring in, so high
households eligible under the Public Assistance attention is paid to various kinds of disaster prevention
Act make medical visit, the central competent work. Disaster prevention and rescue work is
authority in charge of social affairs shall prepare developed and advanced continuously, including
budget to pay for that." In 2022, the subsidies for disaster reduction, disaster preparedness, emergency

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