Seniors financial assistance and benefits
Service target
The citizen who is over 65 years old, household register in Taipei city and live in Taipei more than one year. Move in to the long term care institution or nursing home that Taipei city government evaluate as rank B (low income family should be rank A) or Keelung city, New Taipei city and Yilan county government evaluate as rank A (if the citizen move in the resettlement home of Keelung city, New Taipei city and Yilan county, the citizens have to live in the institution more than half a year).
The citizens should match following regulations.
1.From low income family and have severe disability certificate
2.Match Taipei city low or medium income family standard. Have Taipei city low or medium income family seniors subsidies or disable living subsidies and have medium or severe disability certificate
3.General family and have severe disability certificate. The standard of general family are as follow:
◆General family – the average income of entire family is lower than 29,588NTD and the deposit (include stuck investment ) of one member family is lower than 2.5 million (when add one member the amount of upper limit can add 25 thousand)
◆General family – the average income of entire family is more than 29,588NTD but lower than 44,382NTD and the deposit (include stuck investment) of one member family is lower than 2.5 million (when add one member the amount of upper limit can add 25 thousand)
If the citizens already have this subsidy, because the original resettlement institute is closed but can’t transfer to other institute and transfer to the institution that Taoyuan city and Yilan county government evaluate as rank A and match the standard of long term care institute or nursing home.
Require Document
※Low income family
◆Application document
The copy of move-in contract with the institution (The institution that take in the seniors from low income family should sign the “2014 Taipei City Government Department of Social Welfare the institution resettle low income family seniors cooperate contract” in order to guarantee the rights of the seniors)
◆Disability evaluation chart within six months (the related department turn in the chart after evaluate, the applicants don’t have to provide)
◆The copy of the proof of payment of six month (The seniors live in the institution of Taipei city don’t have to provide)
◆Special disposal of the seniors resettlement evaluate and proposal (for the seniors from low income family 0-2 category who have no family members )
※Match Taipei city low or medium income family standard. Have Taipei city low or medium income family seniors subsidies or disable living subsidies and have medium or severe disability certificate
◆Application document
◆The copy of move-in contract with the institution
◆Disability evaluation chart within six months (the related department turn in the chart after evaluate, the applicants don’t have to provide)
◆The copy of the proof of payment of six month (The seniors live in the institution of Taipei city don’t have to provide)
※General family
◆Application document
◆Latest income list approved by taxing authority and national wide personal property list. The citizens who have preferential interest rate should provide the proof.
◆The range of family member:
- The applicant and his/her spouse
- The children that were bound to the furnish maintenance to the applicant. Except the married daughter and her husband
- The children mention at the preceding clause that have no ability to work (the students older than 16 and younger than 25 should provide the copy of the front and back side of student ID)
- Taxpayers of dependents exemption of individual income tax
◆The copy of move-in contract with the institution
◆Disability evaluation chart within six months (the related department turn in the chart after evaluate, the applicants don’t have to provide)
◆The copy of the proof of payment of six month (The seniors live in the institution of Taipei city don’t have to provide)
The applicants should apply to Taipei city government Long Term care center for disability evaluate before move in the resettlement institution.
Service station of east area: Nangang district, Neihu district and Xinyi district (Phone: 02-5558-2988)
Service station of west area: Zhongzheng district and Wanhua district (Phone: 02-2375-3323)
Service station of south area: Daan district, Songshan district and Wenshan district (Phone: 02-2709-3600)
Service station of north area: Beitou district and Shilin district (Phone: 02-2835-3456)
Service station of central area: Datong district and Zhongshan district (Phone: 02-2552-3234)