Public Assistance Act Article 5
To calculate the number of members living in the household defined in the first paragraph of Article 4, except for the applicant, please also include the following:1. Spouse.2. First-degree lineal blood relatives.3. Other lineal blood relatives and siblings who live in the same dwelling or who are registered in the same household.4. Other than the above three, taxation obligees who support their family members financially are not required to include the amount spent in support at the time of reporting their combined income taxes.The abovementioned applicant shall be represented by one of the persons registered in the household and with legal capacity. Exceptions may be granted, in case of extraordinary circumstances, by the municipality or county (city) competent authority.Any household members listed above shall be excluded from the calculation if one or more of the following applies:1. Foreign spouses or Mainland Chinese spouses who haven’t been registered in any household in Taiwan.2. Elderly lineal blood relatives of single families who live separately from the household members, and who have never actually raised any of the household members.3. Younger lineal blood relatives with no income, are married, and live separately from the household members.4. The father or mother of single families who live separately from infant household members, who have never actually raised the infant household members, and who have never carried out parental duties and obligations to the infant household members.5. A draftee or person serving alternative military service.6. Individuals who receive government grants for education.7. Individuals serving sentences, being detained, or taken into custody.8. Individuals who have been missing and have not been found after being reported to police authorities for more than six months.9. In the case where individuals who have failed to carry out the obligation due to special reasons, and has consequently caused the applicant to live in hardship, the entire case must be reviewed and evaluated by the municipality or county (city) competent authority. Usually, it is not suggested to be listed in the calculation.The above paragraph 9 shall be under the handling guidelines made by the municipality or county (city) competent authority and be reported to the central competent authority for review.The municipality or county (city) competent authority shall assist the applicant mentioned in subparagraphs 4th and 9th of Paragraph 3 to grant alimony from the person who fails to carry out their duty of support.
中文原文 社會救助法第5條
第四條第一項及前條所定家庭，其應計算人口範圍，除申請人外，包括下列人員：
一、配偶。
二、一親等之直系血親。
三、同一戶籍或共同生活之其他直系血親。
四、前三款以外，認列綜合所得稅扶養親屬免稅額之納稅義務人。
前項之申請人，應由同一戶籍具行為能力之人代表之。
但情形特殊，經直轄市、縣（市）主管機關同意者，不在此限。
第一項各款人員有下列情形之一者，不列入應計算人口範圍：
一、尚未設有戶籍之非本國籍配偶或大陸地區配偶。
二、未共同生活且無扶養事實之特定境遇單親家庭直系血親尊親屬。
三、未共同生活且無扶養能力之已結婚直系血親卑親屬。
四、未與單親家庭未成年子女共同生活、無扶養事實，且未行使、負擔其對未成年子女權利義務之父或母。
五、應徵集召集入營服兵役或替代役現役。
六、在學領有公費。
七、入獄服刑、因案羈押或依法拘禁。
八、失蹤，經向警察機關報案協尋未獲，達六個月以上。
九、因其他情形特殊，未履行扶養義務，致申請人生活陷於困境，經直轄市、縣（市）主管機關訪視評估以申請人最佳利益考量，認定以不列入應計算人口為宜。
前項第九款直轄市、縣（市）主管機關應訂定處理原則，並報中央主管機關備查。
直轄市、縣（市）主管機關得協助申請人對第三項第四款及第九款未履行扶養義務者，請求給付扶養費。
一、配偶。
二、一親等之直系血親。
三、同一戶籍或共同生活之其他直系血親。
四、前三款以外，認列綜合所得稅扶養親屬免稅額之納稅義務人。
前項之申請人，應由同一戶籍具行為能力之人代表之。
但情形特殊，經直轄市、縣（市）主管機關同意者，不在此限。
第一項各款人員有下列情形之一者，不列入應計算人口範圍：
一、尚未設有戶籍之非本國籍配偶或大陸地區配偶。
二、未共同生活且無扶養事實之特定境遇單親家庭直系血親尊親屬。
三、未共同生活且無扶養能力之已結婚直系血親卑親屬。
四、未與單親家庭未成年子女共同生活、無扶養事實，且未行使、負擔其對未成年子女權利義務之父或母。
五、應徵集召集入營服兵役或替代役現役。
六、在學領有公費。
七、入獄服刑、因案羈押或依法拘禁。
八、失蹤，經向警察機關報案協尋未獲，達六個月以上。
九、因其他情形特殊，未履行扶養義務，致申請人生活陷於困境，經直轄市、縣（市）主管機關訪視評估以申請人最佳利益考量，認定以不列入應計算人口為宜。
前項第九款直轄市、縣（市）主管機關應訂定處理原則，並報中央主管機關備查。
直轄市、縣（市）主管機關得協助申請人對第三項第四款及第九款未履行扶養義務者，請求給付扶養費。