The crux of the problem is that there is no mechanism to encourage people to try to escape poverty. Wang Yu-shan of the Taipei DOSW notes that Taiwan has always used cash benefits to assist the poor.
「缺乏鼓勵脫貧機制是癥結所在，」台北市社會局第二科科長王玉珊指出，一直以來，台灣都是以現金給付方式來救助貧窮，缺乏衍生效益，只能治標而不能治本。