dents whose parents become unemployed, allowing a subsidy of NT$3,000 to NT$10,000 for each student. Under the program, effective immediately, those who have been registered as Taipei citizens for at least four months and have been unemployed for over three months but under six months, will be eligible to apply for education subsidies for their children, as long as their annual family income is under NT$1.14 million in 2007.
Officials with the Department of Labor under the Taipei City Government said that there will be around 1,800 students from 800 families eligible for the education subsidy.
The officials said workers will not be required to repay the subsidy after they become employed again. But if workers have become unemployed for over six months, they can apply to the Council of Labor Affairs for other related subsidies.
The subsidy will be set at NT$3,000 per semester for each qualified student at any government-run senior high school, NT$5,000 for each qualified student at any private senior high school, NT$5,000 for any qualified student at a government-run college or university, and NT$100,000 for any qualified student at a private college or university.
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Those who want to apply for the education subsidy can seek application forms from the Taipei Municipal Labor Department or directly download application forms from the department's website at www.bola.taipei.gov.tw
Mayor Hau said that the education subsidy program offered by his government involves looser criteria than that offered by the Council of Labor Affairs, making it easier for unemployed citizens in Taipei to obtain education subsidies for their children.
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