Time:2025/12/23 06:32
[Vocational Training Living Allowance]: New immigrants (referring to foreigners, Mainland China citizens, Hong Kong residents, or Macau residents married to citizens with household registration in the territory of the Republic of China and granted residence to work in Taiwan) who are recommended for participation in “full-time” vocational training by public employment service agencies or selected by vocational training units organized or commissioned by government agencies may apply for a living allowance.
(1) On the first day of the training, trainees submit the relevant supporting documents to the training unit. After review and approval by the Taoyuan City Government and the Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor, funds are allocated to the training unit, which will then pay the allowance monthly into the applicant’s account.
(2) The allowance is paid monthly at 60% of the current year’s basic wage, calculated based on the actual attendance of the applicant. One month is calculated as 30 days. From the second month onward, if the attendance is less than 30 days: for 10 days or more with training hours of at least 30 hours, half a month’s allowance is paid; for 20 days or more with training hours of at least 60 hours, a full month’s allowance is paid.
(3) If the applicant has received vocational training living allowance and other similar government subsidies within 2 years, the maximum duration is 6 months. For applicants with disabilities, the maximum duration is 1 year.