TPASS Commuter Rebates for Jan-Apr to be Available Starting May 25

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications' Directorate General of Highways (DGH) announced today that the Legislative Yuan has agreed to authorize the budget for the TPASS program. The TPASS 2.0 frequent commuter rebates for the first four months of this year, totaling NT$38.574 million, and the NT$949,000 rebate for elderly citizens who voluntarily surrendered their driver's licenses at age 70, will be available for collection starting the 25th. Due to the budget being stalled in the Legislative Yuan, the TPASS 2.0 frequent commuter rebates had not been issued for three consecutive months. The DGH stated that since the Legislative Yuan has now approved the budget for the 115th year (2026) TPASS public transport frequent commuter rebates and the elderly license surrender rebate measures, the rebates for January through April will be released simultaneously on May 25. The DGH indicated that the public can collect their rebates by tapping their cards at the counters of the four major convenience stores, at EasyCard top-up machines at Taipei MRT stations, or via the ticketing company's app. For users who met the rebate conditions through electronic payment accounts, the ticketing company will deposit the funds directly into their accounts. According to DGH statistics, the TPASS public transport frequent commuter rebate was launched in February last year. As of the end of April this year, 526,000 people had registered. Among them, 355,000 electronic tickets (including electronic payment accounts) met the rebate conditions between January and April of the 115th year, with a total rebate amount of approximately NT$38.574 million. To align with the elderly license renewal measures, the DGH stated that starting from the 115th year, elderly citizens aged 70 and above who voluntarily surrender their licenses will be provided with a 50% TPASS ride rebate on a post-facto basis. As of April, approximately 6,900 people had surrendered their licenses and qualified for the rebate, with a cumulative rebate amount of NT$949,000. The DGH stated that starting in May, citizens who meet the TPASS frequent commuter rebate conditions each month will be able to collect their rebates starting from the 25th of the following month. The collection period for the rebates is one year.