Candidate for Mayor of New Taipei Su Chiao-hui

Unofficial translation: 「溫暖、創新、會做事」 · Slogan source: 競選官網 (in Chinese) ↗

The nominee's three headline policies

  1. No outpatient or hospital co-payments for kids aged 0–6

    Childcare

    What residents worry about: My kids are always getting sick, and doctor visits hurt my wallet

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    0–6歲孩子看病,免門診和住院部分負擔

    0-6 歲孩童看醫生免門診和住院部分負擔。
    Source: Official platform · 蘇巧慧官網・六大長幼福利政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  2. Up to NT$50,000 toward dentures for seniors 65 and over

    Elder care

    What residents worry about: My parents have lost their teeth and need dentures. The cost is shocking

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    65歲以上長輩裝假牙,最高補助5萬元

    65 歲以上長輩裝假牙最高補助 5 萬元。
    Source: Official platform · 蘇巧慧官網・六大長幼福利政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  3. 1,000 senior card points a month, counted by the year so they don't vanish at month-end

    Elder care

    What residents worry about: Senior card (the city's travel card for elders) points I don't use reset at month-end. What a waste

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    敬老卡每月1,000點,改年度計算不再月底歸零

    敬老卡提高到每月 1,000 點,效期改年度計算,不會每月歸零。
    Source: Official platform · 蘇巧慧官網・六大長幼福利政見 (in Chinese) ↗

14 more policies

  1. Trial youth family rental homes, with leases up to 20 years

    Housing

    What residents worry about: We want kids, but rent is too high and leases are too unstable

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    試辦青年育兒宅,最長可以租20年

    試辦「青年育兒宅」,讓符合條件的家庭可以長租 20 年
    Source: Official platform · 蘇巧慧官網・都更與住宅政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  2. Extra city subsidies so the sublet-and-manage rental scheme puts seniors first

    Housing

    What residents worry about: I'm older and want to rent, but landlords aren't keen to rent to me

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    市府加碼補助,讓包租代管優先租給長輩

    由市府透過服務費用加碼、修繕補助加碼等方式,鼓勵包租代管業者優先承租給高齡長者
    Source: Official platform · 蘇巧慧官網・都更與住宅政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  3. Match companies to set up childcare together, covering half the losses for the first 3 years

    Childcare

    What residents worry about: There's no childcare near my office. Drop-offs before work are exhausting

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    媒合企業合設托育,前三年虧損補助一半

    主動媒合企業組隊設置托育,首三年虧損補助 50%
    Source: Official platform · 蘇巧慧官網・三大家庭照顧政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  4. Double the bonus for a Class A technician license to NT$20,000

    Youth

    What residents worry about: I earned a Class A technician license and hope the effort gets noticed

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    甲級技術士證照獎金加倍到2萬元

    甲級技術士證照獎金由 10,000 提高至 20,000 元
    Source: Official platform · 蘇巧慧官網・四大青年支持政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  5. 3 more free counseling sessions from New Taipei, on top of the central government's 3

    Health care

    What residents worry about: My counseling subsidy ran out, and I still don't feel better

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    中央補助3次之外,新北再加碼3次免費心理諮商

    銜接中央衛福部原有 3 次免費心理諮商補助計畫,新北額外加碼 3 次免費心理諮商
    Source: Official platform · 蘇巧慧官網・四大青年支持政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  6. Mining- and forest-themed tourist trains on the Pingxi and Yilan lines

    Culture & tourism

    What residents worry about: I want to take a train to the hills on the weekend. What's special to see?

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    平溪線、宜蘭線開礦業與山林主題觀光列車

    在台鐵平溪支線及宜蘭線,開發融入礦業與山林元素的觀光列車
    Source: Official platform · 蘇巧慧官網・鑽石山城計畫 (in Chinese) ↗
  7. Extend Provincial Highway 62 to Jinshan and Wanli, and build light rail to Sanzhi and Bali

    Transport

    What residents worry about: I live on the North Coast, and the road into the city is long and jammed

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    推動台62線延伸金山萬里、三芝和八里輕軌

    推動台 62 線延伸金山萬里、三芝輕軌、八里輕軌等計畫。
    Source: Official platform · 蘇巧慧官網・新皇冠海岸計畫 (in Chinese) ↗
  8. NT$100,000 for every newborn

    Childcare

    What residents worry about: Having a baby costs so much, and the current subsidy isn't enough

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    新生兒每胎補助10萬元

    包括新生兒每胎補助10萬元
    Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・育兒政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  9. Double the childcare allowance and raise childcare subsidies

    Childcare

    What residents worry about: Infant daycare costs so much each month. My pay barely covers it

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    育兒津貼翻倍,提高托育補助

    還有育兒津貼翻倍、提高托育補助等
    Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・育兒政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  10. A NT$30,000 care allowance for families with premature babies

    Childcare

    What residents worry about: Our baby came early and is in an incubator. The family is under huge pressure

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    早產兒家庭照顧津貼3萬元

    提供早產兒家庭照顧津貼3萬元
    Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・育兒政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  11. Free enterovirus and rotavirus vaccines

    Health care

    What residents worry about: Self-paid vaccines cost thousands a dose. I just can't bring myself to pay

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    免費接種腸病毒、輪狀病毒疫苗

    免費接種腸病毒、輪狀病毒疫苗
    Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・育兒政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  12. Start evening childcare and expand drop-in childcare

    Childcare

    What residents worry about: I work night shifts and can't find anyone to watch my kids

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    開辦夜間托育,擴大臨時托育量能

    未來也期盼帶領市府團隊開辦夜間托育,擴大臨時托育量能
    Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・育兒政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  13. Raise the residential long-term care subsidy to NT$240,000 a year

    Elder care

    What residents worry about: My parents are in a long-term care home, and the monthly cost is crushing

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    住宿式長照機構補助每年提高到24萬元

    也提出提高住宿式長照機構補助,每年提高至24萬元
    Source: News report · 匯流新聞網・瑞芳四大政見(蕃新聞) (in Chinese) ↗
  14. Build the Ruifang medical and long-term care building to boost care on the Northeast Coast

    Health care

    What residents worry about: Living in Ruifang, I have to go to Keelung or Xizhi to see a doctor. So far

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    推動瑞芳醫療長照大樓,補強東北角醫療

    因此除持續推動瑞芳醫療長照大樓
    Source: News report · 匯流新聞網・瑞芳四大政見(蕃新聞) (in Chinese) ↗

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