The Ministry of Culture is expanding its Culture Points (文化幣) program to include people aged 13 to 15 starting next year.
Culture Points are a cash handout program intended to pass culture on to the next generation by encouraging young people to engage in cultural activities.
The program began last year for people aged 18 to 21 and was expanded this year to include those aged 16 to 22, with each qualified person able to redeem 1,200 points.
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Minister of Culture Lee Yuan (李遠) in a news release said that one of his first tasks since taking office has been to lower the age requirement for Culture Points to 13 years old.
Expanding the program to include teenagers aged 13 to 15 would encourage the next generation to be more creative, humanistic and culturally literate, Lee said.
The ministry also plans to promote family travel programs and youth groups to encourage more people to engage in cultural activities, he said.
For next year's Culture Points program, citizens and qualified foreign nationals aged 16 to 22 can redeem 1,200 Culture Points, and those aged 13 to 15 can redeem 600 Culture Points.
These points can be redeemed starting on Jan. 1 at 8am on the dedicated mobile app and are valid until Dec. 31 next year.
Those without a mobile phone can apply for a paper QR code.
This year’s Culture Points are only valid until the end of the month, the ministry said, adding that 248,000 qualified people have yet to redeem their points.
Young people can also receive extra points by inviting friends to join the program, the ministry said.
They receive 30 points for the first two friends they invite, and 10 points for each friend they invite after that, with no limit to the number of points they can receive, it said.
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