Elderly people can receive money quickly! All Taiwan's elderly care card benefits are upgraded "Receive up to 1500 yuan per month until death", direct deposit with qualifying card

As Taiwan enters a super-aged society, various county and city governments are expanding the welfare measures of the Elderly Love Card. The current Elderly Love Card has gone beyond the single function of "only being able to take the bus," and the subsidy range has been greatly extended to include MRT, TRA, elderly taxis, YouBike, and ferries. It can even be used to deduct entrance fees to National Sports Centers, clinic and hospital outpatient registration fees, and to purchase daily necessities at designated agricultural associations and contracted pharmacies, effectively becoming a "medical and life care gold" exclusively for the elderly. 2026 All Taiwan Elderly Love Card Benefits Upgrade! The latest point quota, medical consultation deduction, and application and usage guide. Among the policies of all 22 counties and cities in Taiwan, Taitung County tops the list with a monthly issuance of 1500 points. Taipei City, New Taipei City, and Kaohsiung City will simultaneously adjust the points to 600 points each month starting from July 2026 and expand the medical consultation deduction services. Hsinchu County and City have innovatively opened up the use of points for purchases at pharmacies and agricultural associations, fully catering to the daily needs of the elderly. However, it should be noted that most counties and cities adopt the "issued in the current month, settled in the current month" system. If the points for the current month are not fully used, they will automatically reset at the end of the month and cannot be carried over to the next month. Before inquiring about the details of each county and city, applicants and holders of the Elderly Love Card must understand the three core regulations that are common across Taiwan: Points are limited to the current month and cannot be accumulated: Most counties and cities that implement a point system (such as Hsinchu County, Miaoli County, Taichung City, Changhua County, Nantou County, Chiayi City, and Pingtung County) will automatically expire any remaining points at the end of the month and cannot be carried over to the next month. It is recommended to use them frequently in daily life. Application qualifications and age limits: The application criteria across Taiwan are to be registered in the county or city and be a national aged 65 or above. However, counties and cities such as Taoyuan City, Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, Miaoli County, Taichung City, Tainan City, Pingtung County, and Penghu County allow indigenous elders to apply early at the age of 55. Replacement cards require self-payment of the manufacturing fee: The initial application for a card is free of charge. However, if a replacement is needed due to loss or damage, in counties and cities such as New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu City, Kaohsiung City, Pingtung County, Yilan County, and Tainan City, the cardholder needs to bear the card manufacturing fee of 100 to 110 NT dollars. Detailed breakdown of benefits for the Elderly Love Card in all 22 counties and cities in Taiwan: Taipei City Elderly Love Card • Monthly issuance quota: 600 points per month (adjusted from July 2026). • Transportation subsidy range: Can take Taipei MRT, city buses, TRA (up to 150 points per single trip), over 100 national highway buses, YouBike (enjoy riding discounts and free electric assist for the first 30 minutes), Airport MRT, light rail, and Maokong Ropeway. Taking designated elderly taxis can deduct up to 85 points per single trip. • Non-transportation benefits: Can be used for municipal swimming pools, National Sports Centers, and designated hot spring public pools in Beitou District (up to 60 points per single visit). In terms of medical care, it can deduct 50 points for outpatient registration fees at 21 municipal united hospitals, up to 80 points for Keelung Hospital per visit, and up to 100 points for Wanfang Hospital per visit. Participating in the "Elderly Health Guard Project" health check-ups at the 6 major hospital areas of the municipal united hospitals, specific items can deduct up to 600 points. • Main restrictions and regulations: Points reset at the end of the month, and the card needs to be renewed every six months. New Taipei City Elderly Love Card • Monthly issuance quota: 600 points per month (adjusted from July 2026). • Transportation subsidy range: Can take city buses, Taipei and New Taipei MRT, Airport MRT, TRA (up to 150 points deduction per single trip), and designated national highway buses (limited to routes in New Taipei, Taipei, Taoyuan, Yilan). Taking New Taipei Elderly Love Taxis can deduct up to 85 points per trip, and YouBike enjoys the first 30 minutes free. • Non-transportation benefits: Can be used in municipal National Sports Centers (deduct 50 points per visit). In terms of medical care, it can deduct 50 points for outpatient registration fees at New Taipei City United Hospitals and 29 district health stations, and is also applicable to Keelung Hospital (up to 80 points deduction) and Wanfang Hospital (up to 100 points deduction). • Main restrictions and regulations: Points reset at the end of the month, and the card needs to be renewed every six months. Taoyuan City Elderly Love Card • Monthly issuance quota: 800 points per month for general elders; 1000 points per month for indigenous elders in the Fuxing District. • Transportation subsidy range: Full subsidy for contracted bus fares. Enjoy 35% off and transfer discounts for Taoyuan Airport MRT, YouBike 2.0E electric assist bikes (first 2 hours, every 30 minutes deduct 20 points). Taking TRA is limited to stations within the city, with a maximum subsidy of 70 points per single trip; love taxis also enjoy point deductions per trip (maximum subsidy of 72 points per single trip). • Non-transportation benefits: Can deduct entrance fees for National Sports Centers and municipal swimming pools, and enjoy free admission to famous scenic spots in Taoyuan such as Cihu and Xiaowulai. • Main restrictions and regulations: Points reset at the end of the month; indigenous people can apply early at the age of 55. Keelung City Elderly Love Card • Monthly issuance quota: Adopts a "free unlimited times" system with no point limits. • Transportation subsidy range: Cardholders can take Keelung City buses unlimited times and distances for free. If taking MRT, buses, or TRA to other counties and cities, it will automatically switch to half-price calculation (requires self-funded top-up). • Non-transportation benefits: Currently, no non-transportation venues or medical deductions are open. • Main restrictions and regulations: Cardholders need to renew the card every year. Yilan County Elderly Love Card • Monthly issuance quota: Adopts a "free unlimited times" system with no point limits. • Transportation subsidy range: Cardholders can take buses such as Kuokuang Bus and Capital Bus within Yilan County unlimited times and distances for free. Enjoy half-price discounts for TRA (requires self-funded top-up). • Non-transportation benefits: Currently, no other non-transportation point deduction items are open. • Main restrictions and regulations: Replacement due to loss requires self-payment of approximately 100 NT dollars for card manufacturing costs. Hsinchu City Elderly Love Card • Monthly issuance quota: 800 points per month. • Transportation subsidy range: Can be used for Hsinchu City buses, contracted national highway buses (routes such as Zhubei to Taipei), and TRA (up to 50 points per single trip). Taking contracted taxis can deduct up to 100 points per single trip. • Non-transportation benefits: Can be used for municipal swimming pools (deduct 40 points per visit) and National Sports Centers. Additionally, an extra 200 points are provided each month for contracted agricultural associations and 200 points for contracted pharmacies, which can be used to purchase daily necessities and health products on-site. • Main restrictions and regulations: Points reset at the end of the month; indigenous people can apply early at the age of 55. Hsinchu County Elderly Love Card • Monthly issuance quota: 500 points per month (planned to increase to 1000 points starting from October 2026). • Transportation subsidy range: Full subsidy for contracted bus fares. Can take TRA (up to 50 points deduction per single trip) and contracted taxis (up to 100 points deduction per single trip). Taking MRT in other counties and cities can enjoy half-price discounts (requires self-funded top-up). • Non-transportation benefits: Starting from October 2026, new "long-term care transportation" point subsidies will be added; starting from November, contracted agricultural associations (up to 200 points per month), contracted pharmacies (up to 200 points per month) consumption deductions, and partial deductions for medical outpatient registration fees (50 points per visit) will be opened. • Main restrictions and regulations: Points reset at the end of the month; indigenous people can apply early at the age of 55. Miaoli County Elderly Love Card • Monthly issuance quota: 700 points per month for general elders; 1000 points per month for indigenous elders. • Transportation subsidy range: Can be used for buses and city buses within Miaoli County and contracted inter-county buses. Taking TRA can be subsidized up to 100 points per single trip; taking contracted taxis such as Taiwan Big Car Team and Jinchang First Wireless Team can be subsidized 100 points per trip (taxi subsidy has a monthly maximum limit of 200 points). • Non-transportation benefits: Currently, the benefits are mainly allocated to subsidies for public transportation and contracted fleets. • Main restrictions and regulations: Points reset at the end of the month; indigenous people can apply early at the age of 55. Taichung City Elderly Love Card • Monthly issuance quota: 1000 points per month for general elders; 1500 points per month for indigenous elders. • Transportation subsidy range: Can take Taichung City buses, highway buses, Taichung MRT, and national highway buses. Taking TRA can be subsidized 45 points per single trip; taking contracted love taxis can be subsidized 85 points per trip (starting from October 1, 2026, the single trip taxi subsidy upper limit will be raised to 100 NT dollars). • Non-transportation benefits: Can deduct entrance fees for National Sports Centers and swimming pools. In terms of medical benefits, elders visiting clinics and contracted clinics in various districts of Taichung City can directly deduct 50 points for the basic NHI copayment for each outpatient visit. • Main restrictions and regulations: Points reset at the end of the month; indigenous people can apply early at the age of 55. Changhua County Elderly Love Card • Monthly issuance quota: 1000 points per month. • Transportation subsidy range: Can take Changhua Bus, Yuanlin Bus, and designated national highway buses such as Ubus and Kuokuang Bus (can fully deduct fares). Taking TRA can deduct up to 45 points per single trip; taking contracted taxis can deduct up to 85 points per single trip. • Non-transportation benefits: Elders visiting contracted clinics in Changhua County can deduct 50 NT dollars for registration fees using points. The first "exclusive national travel" benefit is introduced, and by signing up for domestic tourism programs with county government-contracted travel agencies, each trip can deduct up to 300 points. • Main restrictions and regulations: Points reset at the end of the month, and the benefits are diverse but all follow the current month settlement. Nantou County Elderly Love Card • Monthly issuance quota: 1000 points per month. • Transportation subsidy range: Can be used for contracted bus fares, TRA, Happy Bus, and love