Categories and Standards of Assistance for Windstorm, Earthquake, Fire, Explosion and Volcanic Disasters Article 2

These Categories and Standards shall apply to all ROC citizens, as well as their spouses without Taiwan household registration, foreign nationals, and people from the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao who become victims of disasters within the territory of the ROC during their legal residency in Taiwan.The term "assistance" as used in the Standards refers to people mentioned in previous paragraph who are suffered from severe damage caused by windstorm (including typhoon and tornado), earthquake (including tsunami), fire, explosion or volcanic disasters and such impact on their life. The government therefore issues relief assistance to maintain victim’s basic personal or family living.