Article 1
These Autonomous Act are established by Taipei City (hereinafter referred to as the City) for the childcare subsidy (hereinafter referred to as Subsidy) which are provided for families to reduce the financial burden of child care. 

Article 2
The relevant authority of these Autonomous Act is the Taipei City Government, and the following agencies are assigned to oversee the matters set forth:
1.The Department of Social Welfare, Taipei City Government (hereinafter referred to as the Department of Social Welfare)
(1)Plan, promote, supervise and assess the overall business;
(2)Plan budgets and appropriate the fund annually;
(3)Draft and interpret applicable laws and statutes;
(4)Review the financial, tax and household documents required for evaluation of an application;
(5) Plan for the annual investigation.
2.Each district office in the City (hereinafter District Office):
(1) Receive, review and approve applications;
(2) File and print out the list of appropriated funds; 
(3)Conduct the annual investigation.


Article 3
    The parents of the child, the person exercising and assuming the rights of and obligations for the child, the guardian of the child, or the person with whom the child  in custody (hereinafter referred to as Applicant), may apply for the Subsidy. However, one of the child?s parents can file an application under any of the following circumstances: 
1.The other parent of the child is missing and has not been found within 6 months of the case being reported to the police;
2.The other parent of the child has been sentenced to imprisonment of one year or more or put into the custody of are habilitation institution, and  the verdict is still in effect;
3.The parents of the child are divorced and the person exercising and assuming the rights of and obligations for the child has  yet to be agreed by the parents or determined by the court; 
4.The child is illegitimate and lives with one of his or her parents; or
5.Domestic violence or any other such incident has occurred in the home.
The person actually taking care of the child stated in the preceding paragraph refers to the person with whom the child lives,  and who takes care of the child, but is not entitled to exercise or assume the rights of or obligations for the child, although the parents or guardian do not actually take care of the child.
The person who actually takes care of the child may file the application if the father, mother or guardian of the child fails to do so.


Article 4
The applicant of the subsidy shall satisfy the following conditions: 
1.The child of whom the applicant takes care  is under the age of five;
2.The child and the applicant have their household registered and have lived in the City for more than one  year; 
3.The individual income assessed by the tax collection office for the last financial year did not reach the level of taxable income, or the rate of the individual income tax assigned is less than 20%; the same applies when the applicant is classedasa tax payer dependent on income tax return and the tax payer falls in the situation stated in this subparagraph;
4.The child is not supported by government funds for placement and accommodation;
5.The child does not receive a living subsidy provided by the government for low-income households, the subsidy for children and youth in a family at risk or any other effected subsidy; 
The child having their household registered in the City for more than one year, as indicated by Subparagraph 2 of the preceding paragraph, means that the child shall have had household registration in the City for more than one year immediately following the date of application.
The child shall not be subject to such household registration and continuous residence for more than one year as provided in Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1 if the child:.
1.is under the age of one and whose birth or household is registered in the City and whose household has not been registered anywhere but in the City; or 
2.has been registered as an adopted child for less than one year and whose household has been registered elsewhere or has not been registered anywhere but in the City; 
When one of the child?s parents  do not have a registered household in the Republic of China, Taiwan,  or is a citizen of the People's Republic of China or any other country, the parent shall not be subject to such household limitation as provided in Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1.


Article 5
An applicant shall prepare and submit an application together with the following documents to the district office located in the area in which the child?s household is registered:
1.Application;
2.A photocopied passport of the applicant with the post office or the financial institute;
3.Supporting documents specified in Article 3 and the preceding paragraph.
Any documents submitted that are insufficient or incomplete, the District Office should request that the applicant submit sufficient and complete documents within a fixed period.  Failure to submit required documents prior to the  deadline will result in the application  being rejected.  The day on which the applicant submits complete documents shall be deemed as the day on which the application is received.
The District Office shall inform the applicant of the results of the review in writing.


Article 6
In order to ensure that the child and the applicant are eligible for the application , the Department of Social Welfare may have access to household, financial and tax related documents archived by government agencies.

Article 7
For those applications which do not meet the requirements provided in Article 4, the District Office shall send notification indicating the reasons of rejection to the applicant.   The applicant may submit, together with supporting documents, are application with District Office within30 days from the date following the date of receipt of the notification.  The reapplication shall be made only once. 
If the reapplication made within the required period is approved in compliance with the provisions of Article 4, the Subsidy shall be provided to the applicant in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 8. 
Are application made 30 days after deadline shall be deemed as a new application.


Article 8
For the application approved by the District Office to have met the requirements provided in Article 4, a monthly subsidy equal to NT$2,500 shall be provided to each child stated in the application until the month the child reaches the age of five. 
The Subsidy shall be provided subsequent to the month in which the application was received.  However, for a child whose birth or household is registered at the household registration office of the City within 60 days of his/her birth, the Subsidy shall be provided subsequent to the month in which the child was born.
The Subsidy shall be paid by the Department of Social Welfare every month to the bank account of the applicant who has been approved to be eligible(hereinafter referred to as Recipient). In special situations, the Subsidy may be provided following another procedure.


Article 9
The Recipient shall report to the district office where he or she has filed the application within a month after the occurrence of any of the following situations: 
1.The child is dead or missing and has not been found within 6 months following the report of the case to the police;
2.The household of the child or the Recipient is registered elsewhere or the child or the Recipient does not live in the City; 
3.The child receives a living subsidy provided by the government for low-income households, the subsidy for children and youth in families at risk or any other effected subsidy; 
4.The child is adopted or in the process of being so; or
5.The Recipient gets married, divorced, or reconsiders or determines the person exercising and assuming the rights of and obligations to the child.


Article 10
In any of the following situations, the District Office may withdraw or cancel all or part of the approval from the date following the date of occurrence of the situation, and request the Recipient return all or part of the appropriated Subsidy according to the seriousness of the case:
1.The Subsidy is obtained by fraud, false documents or following any other unlawful procedure. 
2.The documents required by District Office are concealed or are refused to be provided;
3.The child is dead or missing and has not been found within 6 months following the report of the case to the police;
4.The household of the child or the Recipient is has been registered elsewhere, or the child or the Recipient does not live in the City;
5.The child receives a living subsidy provided by the government for low-income households, the subsidy for children and youth in families at risk or any other effected subsidy;
6.The child is adopted or in the process of being so, or the person exercising and assuming the rights and obligations of the child is determined through negotiations or by the court; or
7.The Subsidy is not being used provide for the child. 


Article 11
When withdrawing or cancelling the approval, the District Office shall notify the Recipient in writing and report to the Department of Social Welfare.
The District Office shall send written notification to the Recipient, requesting him or her to return the Subsidy already issued, if any, within a fixed period in accordance with the preceding Article.  Failure to return the Subsidy shall ensure the case is forwarded for compulsory enforcement. In case of any act of the Recipient involving criminal charge, the Recipient shall be transferred to the relevant judicial institute.


Article 12
The funds needed by the Autonomous Act shall be provided from the budget of the Department of Social Welfare. 

Article 13
The form, format, review standards and procedures referred to in the Autonomous Act shall be determined by the Department of Social Welfare.

Article 14
The Autonomous Act shall enter into legal force from the date of their promulgation.