Regulations on Living Allowance for Mid or Low-income Senior Citizens Article 11

Following the examination of each potentially eligible applicant, those failing to meet qualifications listed in Article 2, or are deceased, each person or his/her legal heir(s) shall notify the offices of the county, township, city or district where the applicant’s household is registered within 15 days of the occurrence of the incidents. Under these circumstances, the payment of the allowance shall be terminated from the next month of the occurrence of such incidents.Upon the death of the applicant and the allowances are not posted to the account, the legal heir who is listed as a member of the family may become eligible for assuming the allowance with the presentation of related supporting documents of applicant’s death and identification of their being heir at law. If there are two or more legal heirs, they shall present a joint power of attorney and a declaration entrusting one of them to claim the allowance.
中文原文 中低收入老人生活津貼發給辦法第11條
經審核發給本津貼者,申請人未符合第二條規定之請領資格或死亡時,本人或其法定繼承人應自事實發生之日起十五日內通知戶籍所在地之鄉(鎮、市、區)公所依規定辦理,並自事實發生之次月起停止發給本津貼。
申請人死亡者,應發給之津貼未及撥入帳戶時,得由其列入全家人口應計算範圍之法定繼承人,檢附申請人死亡相關證明文件及法定繼承人證明文件請領之;法定繼承人有二人以上時,得檢附共同委任書及切結書,由其中一人具領。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.