Ministry of Health and Welfare said they don’t rule out the application of children of vulnerable women and un-naturalized new immigrants can join the relief project of Ministry of Interior.
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The Garden of Hope Foundation called on the government to ease COVID-19 relief requirements, saying that many women and children who live separately from the family members listed on their household registration due to sexual abuse, domestic violence or other reasons might be unable to access relief. Ministry of Health and Welfare said they don’t rule out the application of children of vulnerable women.
The women immigrants have been greatly affected by the pandemic, but because they do not have national ID cards, they have been excluded from the government’s relief programs, report said. Ministry of Health and Welfare said they only rule out the spouses who don’t get the citizenship by naturalization, and only their citizen family member can join the relief programs. New immigrants can join The New Immigrant Social Assistance Program of local governments by New Immigrant Development Fund.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said that the government has prioritized the principle of vulnerability, and the Executive Yuan has included living allowances or education grants for children (including grandchildren) in special circumstances, and provided emergency living support for vulnerable children and young children with the "Additional Living Subsidies for the Care of the Executive Yuan during Epidemic Prevention". Additional 3 months, 1500 dollars per month for subsidies. In order to strengthen the promotion of emergency relief in response to the epidemic situation, the Ministry of Health and Welfare has formulated supplementary audit principles and FAQ sets for local government. The above descriptions are listed in the review principles and supplementary notes. If there is a case problem, the Ministry of Health and Welfare will coordinate the communication and co-operation of the local government social bureau. The central and local governments will work together to solve the problems related to the urgent application and relief of vulnerable people to protect their rights and interests.