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2024 Taiwan Health and Welfare Report

Children Future Education and Development Account (CFEDA) Number of
Figure 10-1
Applicants and Account Opening Rate Over the Years

Number of Applicants Account Opening Rate
35,000 62% 70%
60%
30,000 56% 60%
54%
49%
25,000 50%
44%

20,000 40%
31%
31,606
15,000 30%
26,726
21,924
10,000 20%
17,023
11,675
5,000 10%
7,177
2,898
0 0%
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Year
deposit amounts were NTD 500 for 7,788 (24.64%), hoping to encourage social workers to choose social
NTD 1,000 for 5,174 (16.37%), and NTD 1,250 for work as fulltime and long-term profession and thereby
18,644 (58.99%). The cumulative account balance ensure the quality of services for the vulnerable through
amounted to NTD 2,026,756,111. optimizing the professional system of and improving
Social workers provided care visits, psychological the work environment for social work.
support, follow-up guidance, counseling services, and
administrative assistance to individuals who had not Section 1 Social Work System
made deposits for six consecutive months or more, in As of the end of 2023, 16,962 individuals had
order to understand the situations of these account- passed the Social Worker Examination, and 16,371
holding households and enhance the account deposit certificates were issued. Additionally, as of the end of
rate. In 2023, social workers conducted visits to a total 112 Year, there were 9,817 registered practicing social
of 3,149 individuals who had not made deposits for six workers. By age group, 4.65% were under 25 years
consecutive months or more. old, 17.00% were between 25 and 29, 18.29% were
between 30 and 34, 18.74% were between 35 and 39,

Chapter 2 Social Work and 41.32% were 40 or older. There were 43 individuals
Social workers are an important foundation for and 42 registered social work offices nationwide. In the
the government to promote welfare policies. While public and private social welfare sectors, there were
19,695 full-time social work professionals (including
all social welfare policies and measures need social 1,170 indigenous people, 5.94%), with 8,458 (42.94%)
workers to promote, apart from making efforts in in the public sector and 11,237 (57.06%) in the private
enriching the workforce, optimizing the labor conditions sector.
and benefits, and protecting the personal safety of
social workers, the MOHW includes the dangerous 1. Talent cultivation
profession compensation as part of the salary of social (1) We conducted qualification review for practical
workers to ensure that the remuneration system of social work experience and business according
social workers is reasonable, in order to improvement to the test-free subjects of professional social
the practice environment of social workers. We strive to workers stipulated by the Ministry of Examination.
provide a friendly work environment for social workers, As of the early of 2023, 86 committee meetings

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