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Taiwan:
Taipei Congressman criticizes city reducing elder welfare By
Shumin, Yang Central
News Agency, May 29, 2003 Taipei – Jiaqing, Xu, a Taipei City Congressman,
criticized the city government reducing the elder welfare illegally. Xu
said that the government reduced the monthly welfare stipend by 10,000 to
15,000 Taiwan dollars by converting nursing stipend into housing
stipend. City officials explained that stipend is designed to assist
nursing institutions, not the elderly directly. (The text is in Chinese.) To read the following Chinese article, please install the Internet Explorer Chinese language pack or NJ star communicator. 台北市議員質疑
市府社會局減少老人福利 楊淑閔 中央社,
2003年5月29日 台北 - 台北市議員徐佳青與老人福利推動聯盟秘書長王玉琴質疑,市府違法行政,七月一日起將把住在老人安養機構的身心障礙老人托育補助,轉為老人收容安置補助費,造成家有身障老人的民眾一月減少新台幣一萬到一萬五千元補助。社會局長顧燕翎稱,補助款是補助機構不是補助老人本身。(chinesenewsnet.com) 市議員徐佳青上午陪同數位家中有老人必須托育照顧的市民,在議會召開「台北市政府違法,防礙身心障礙老人權利」記者會。et.com) 社會局長顧燕翎表示,這是因為補助款是補助機構,不是補助老人本身;社會局並沒有規定超過六十五以上的老人不能到第三科請領補助款,但是要到第三科請領補助,必須是住在身障機構的老人,不能是住在家中或者是住一般老人安養機構的老人。徐佳青反駁,北市立案的身障機構拒收身障老人;顧燕翎則持不同看法,否認有這樣的事。 Copyright
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