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【Taiwan Immigrants' Global News Network】Translated by CHI CHIA I
The Legislative Yuan passed the draft amendment to Article 19-2 of the “Employment Insurance Act” on the third reading of the bill. In the future, both parents can apply for subsidies during unpaid parental leave at the same time.
After the draft is passed, an average of 14,000 people will be benefited from the subsidies with an average amount of NT$20,114 per person per month. The average claim is about 5 months, and the total of subsidies received by a person would be NT$100,000.
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Couples can apply for subsidies during unpaid parental leave at the same time. (Photo / Provided by Pixabay)
The main objective of the amendment is to provide subsidies for the insured’s loss of income during their unpaid parental leaves. In the future, regardless of the industry that the parents are working in, couples can simultaneously apply for subsidies during unpaid parental leave.
The subsidies are calculated at 60% of the average monthly insured salary of the insured person in the first 6 months from the month of taking unpaid parental leave.
During the period of the insured’s unpaid parental leave, the subsidies will be paid monthly, and each child will be paid a maximum of 6 months. In the case of raising two or more children at the same time, the allowance is limited to one person.
