Cash On 'Delivery': This Country Is Paying Couples To Have Children; The Amount Will Blow Your Mind
In a bold move to counter its declining birth rate, Taiwan has announced a significant expansion of its financial support for couples seeking to have children through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). The government will now offer up to Rs 6 lakh in assistance, more than double the current Rs 3 lakh, in an effort to make the costly procedure more accessible.
The proposal, expected to secure cabinet approval soon, will extend the subsidy across multiple stages of IVF treatment, from the first attempt through the sixth. Until now, only the initial stage received such support. Officials said that the change addresses a key deterrent; IVF often requires several rounds to succeed, and many couples abandon the process due to escalating costs.
Governments across the region are experimenting with incentives to boost birth rates. China, grappling with the long-term effects of its one-child policy, has introduced a national child-care subsidy starting January 2025 – 3,600 yuan (around Rs 43,000) annually for every child under three, with additional state-level benefits.
Russia, facing a similar demographic crunch, offers Rs 6.65 lakh for a first child and Rs 8.70 lakh for a second. Some regions have gone further, extending payments even to schoolgirls who become pregnant.
For Taiwan, officials hope that easing the financial burden of IVF will help reverse a trend that, if left unchecked, could reshape the nation's economy and workforce in the decades ahead.
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