Taipei City Launches Subsidy Program for Older Buildings' Maintenance

The Taipei City Construction Management Office provides financial subsidies for buildings that obtained licenses before 1992. The maximum subsidy amount for a single community for the first time is NT$1.38 million. (File photo)

In order to implement independent management of public safety in buildings, the Taipei City Construction and Management Office officially launched the "115th Annual Subsidy Implementation Plan for Maintenance and Repair Costs of Common Parts of Apartment Buildings". This year, the city government has compiled a budget of NT$9 million to provide substantial financial subsidies for buildings that received licenses before the Republic of China in 1992. It encourages communities to establish management organizations and optimize public facilities. The maximum subsidy amount for a single community to apply for the first time is NT$1.38 million.

Yu Jixue, director of the Construction Management Department, said that urban residential safety starts with the daily maintenance of community facilities. This program provides a wide range of subsidies, including fire extinguishing equipment and emergency power supply systems that are critical to life safety, as well as public access ditches, water towers and reservoir cleaning that improve environmental quality. For fire-fighting equipment with higher risks, the subsidy rate can reach up to 80% of the cost. It is expected that the financial pressure on old communities will be significantly reduced through government subsidies.

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This plan adopts a "two-stage" acceptance model. The first phase of acceptance is from June 1 to June 30, 2015, for apartment buildings with more than 6 floors that were licensed before December 31, 1992, and must be "the first time to establish a management organization and complete the filing."

If there is still a balance after the first phase of allocation, the second phase of applications will be opened from September 1 to September 30, and will be expanded to all communities that meet the conditions for receiving licenses before the end of 2092. In addition to the maximum subsidy of NT$1.38 million for first-time management committee registration, if the organization is not established for the first time, the maximum subsidy limit is NT$800,000. Any community that has completed maintenance and repair projects since November 1, 2020 can fill out the application form and attach relevant documents to apply.

Yu Jixue calls on the same community to apply once every two years. Qualified management committees are encouraged to take advantage of the first wave of acceptance periods in June to submit applications first. Detailed plan contents can be found and downloaded from the official website of the Construction Management Office.