According to figures from the Ministry of the Interior, the main reasons why low-income families fall into poverty are infirmity in old age, death of the main wage earner, too many non-working mouths to feed, prolonged illness, and physical or mental disability. Social background, life events, and personal problems are the three principal contributing factors.
根據內政部統計，低收入戶致貧的原因，主要為「年邁體衰」、「負擔家計者死亡」、「家中無工作能力人口眾多」、「久病不癒」、「身心障礙」等，大抵不脫社會結構因素、事件因素、個人因素等三大類。