More Taiwanese families with young children will be eligible to receive day care subsidies starting in 2012, thanks to a new set of rules unveiled by the Ministry of the Interior Jan. 9.
The revised regulations state that to receive day care subsidies, a family must have at least one child under the age of 2 who is either in day care or under the supervision of a certified nanny, an MOI official said.
Additionally, the family must be a double-income household with a combined net income of less than NT$1.13 million (US$37,667).
In other words, the family must belong to the 20 percent income tax range or lower, the official said.
Under the new rules, 92 percent of all families with young children are entitled to day care subsidies, up from 85 percent according to the previous regulations, according to the MOI.
Most families that qualify will receive a day care subsidy of NT$3,000 per month per child, the MOI official added, noting that lower income families could receive up to NT$5,000 per month per child.
Households with more than three children will be eligible for the day care subsidy regardless of their annual income, according to the MOI. (HZW)
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