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2. Promoting the new immigrant caring service network
In order to provide assistance to new immigrants, the service centers of the NIA have held regular
network meetings with the Department of Social Affairs, Civil Affairs, Family Service Centers for New
Immigrants, Learning Centers for New Immigrants, and NGOs. A total of 22 online meetings were
held in 2022.
3. Maximizing the effectiveness of the New Immigrant Development Fund
To strengthen the care for new immigrant families and assist them in adapting to Taiwanese so-
ciety, the New Immigrant Development Fund provides subsidies according to the life cycle of new
immigrant families and their needs in Taiwan. The fund size is maintained at NT$1 billion per year.
There were 220 applications approved in 2022, and the total subsidy amounted to NT$382 million.
See Table 11-1 for details.
Number of Applications Approved and Subsidy Amount Funded by the New Immigrant
Table 11-1
Development Fund
Year Applications Approved Amount (Hundred Million)
2018 220 2.43
2019 238 3.88
2020 276 3.98
2021 227 3.65
2022 220 3.82
4. Continuously implementing new immigrant caring services
To promote the integration of new immigrants into Taiwanese society, relevant agencies and lo-
cal governments are focusing on eight key initiatives, including offering assistance for adapting to life
in Taiwan, accessing medical care, protecting employment rights, enhancing education and multicul-
turalism, improving and assisting the upbringing of children, protecting personal safety, completing
legal frameworks, and raising awareness. In 2022, they also held two meetings at regular intervals and
reviewed the performance of these initiatives.
5. Providing mobile outreach services
In order to provide more flexible services to remote areas, mobile outreach services were carried
out 451 times in 2022. A total of 586 new immigrant families in remote areas were visited.
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