In Taipei, a person must own less than NT $ 150,000 in movable property and NT $ 5 million in real estate to qualify for welfare benefits. Consequently, families that have sunk into poverty no longer aspire to own or acquire property and are unable to free themselves of their dependence on welfare.
台北市的標準是──動產每人以十五萬元為限，不動產每戶以五百萬元為限，超過此限，便不具低收入戶資格，一切補助全無，因而降低了低收入戶擁有及賺取資產的慾望，使他們身陷「福利依賴」中不可自拔。