Notice! Taichung childcare rental subsidy fund of NT$4,000 per child will be exhausted

Taichung City’s childcare rental subsidy funds will be exhausted. (provided by the city)

Attention families renting apartments with children! Taichung City has launched a child care rent subsidy to reduce the living burden of families by using the housing tax. Each eligible child under the age of 12 can receive a one-time subsidy of NT$4,000. There is no upper limit on the number of children. Families renting social housing can also apply. The city government's Housing Development Engineering Office said that there are many applications this year and the annual subsidy funds will be used up. It calls on eligible people who are in need to seize the time to apply as soon as possible. If the funds are exhausted, the application will be stopped to avoid missing out on the subsidy opportunity.

The Housing Department stated that in order to reduce the living and living burden of families with children, the city government will accept applications for childcare rent subsidies starting from January 1 this year. Citizens who are registered in Taichung City, actually rent a house, comply with relevant fiscal and tax regulations, and have children under the age of 12 can apply in accordance with the regulations. This subsidy is calculated based on the number of eligible children, and there is no upper limit on the number of subsidy, so families with many children renting a house can also receive support.

The Department of Housing explained that the application methods are divided into two categories: "old households" and "new households". Old households that have received the central government's 30 billion yuan expanded rent subsidy and are eligible for the city government subsidy do not need to provide new application information. After the city government confirms that they meet the requirements, an annual subsidy willingness confirmation letter will be sent. After receiving it, the public can respond to the application intention online or in paper form. New households that have not applied for the central government's 30 billion yuan expanded rent subsidy can prepare relevant documents and apply during the acceptance period.

The Housing Department reminds that since the annual subsidy funds are about to be used up, eligible people should complete the application or reply to the confirmation letter of subsidy intention as soon as possible. If the funds are exhausted, the subsidy will be stopped. Subsequent allocations will be processed in the order in which the original household responds to the confirmation letter of intention and the new household is approved. Please pay attention to the relevant application procedures and schedule. You can apply online at the "Taichung City Child Care Rent Subsidy Website" (https://cahas.taichung.gov.tw/w), or download the application form from the Housing Department website (https://thd.taichung.gov.tw/), or obtain it at the counter.