Public Assistance Act Article 5-3
Persons who qualify as being “capable of employment” referred to in this act are individuals older than 16 and under 65 without any of the following conditions:1. Individuals who are under 25 and unable to work because they are currently enrolled in courses from National Open University, high school or higher level further education course(s), professional courses, credit courses, weekend or evening courses, or distant education courses.2. Physically or mentally challenged individuals.3. Individuals suffering from trauma or serious illness are required to receive treatment for 3 or more months, and are therefore, unable to work.4. Individuals who are sole care providers for physically or mentally challenged dependants or patients with specific illnesses incapable of taking care of themselves and currently living together, and therefore, unable to work.5. Individuals taking care of younger lineal blood relatives under the age of 6, and are therefore unable to work.6. Women who are 6 months pregnant or who are due to give birth within 2 months, and are therefore unable to work; or women who should not to work in accordance with a doctor’s prescription during the pregnancy.7. Individuals who have become subject to the order of commencement of guardianship.
中文原文 社會救助法第5-3條
本法所稱有工作能力，指十六歲以上，未滿六十五歲，而無下列情事之一者：
一、二十五歲以下仍在國內就讀空中大學、大學院校以上進修學校、在職班、學分班、僅於夜間或假日上課、遠距教學以外學校，致不能工作。
二、身心障礙致不能工作。
三、罹患嚴重傷、病，必須三個月以上之治療或療養致不能工作。
四、因照顧特定身心障礙或罹患特定病症且不能自理生活之共同生活或受扶養親屬，致不能工作。
五、獨自扶養六歲以下之直系血親卑親屬致不能工作。
六、婦女懷胎六個月以上至分娩後二個月內，致不能工作；或懷胎期間經醫師診斷不宜工作。
七、受監護宣告。
依前項第四款規定主張無工作能力者，同一低收入戶、中低收入戶家庭以一人為限。
第一項第二款所稱身心障礙致不能工作之範圍，由中央主管機關定之。
一、二十五歲以下仍在國內就讀空中大學、大學院校以上進修學校、在職班、學分班、僅於夜間或假日上課、遠距教學以外學校，致不能工作。
二、身心障礙致不能工作。
三、罹患嚴重傷、病，必須三個月以上之治療或療養致不能工作。
四、因照顧特定身心障礙或罹患特定病症且不能自理生活之共同生活或受扶養親屬，致不能工作。
五、獨自扶養六歲以下之直系血親卑親屬致不能工作。
六、婦女懷胎六個月以上至分娩後二個月內，致不能工作；或懷胎期間經醫師診斷不宜工作。
七、受監護宣告。
依前項第四款規定主張無工作能力者，同一低收入戶、中低收入戶家庭以一人為限。
第一項第二款所稱身心障礙致不能工作之範圍，由中央主管機關定之。