In the case of Chang Yun-wen, because he and his wife receive a combined monthly subsidy of US $ 700, they only have to pay US $ 170 of the US $ 650 monthly rent. After they pay their utility and phone bills, they have US $ 400-500 left each month for food and incidentals, which is quite sufficient to live on.
以張允文來說，他和太太每月可以有七百多美元的津貼，因此原價每月六百五十美元的房間，他只需負擔一百七十元，再扣掉電費電話費等，「每月還有四、五百元的飯錢零用錢，生活盡夠了。」