statistical data submitted by the MOHW to the NHRC at the latter’s request, less than 3% of persons with disabilities used community services between 2017 and 2019. 88. In the CRPD Second Report, the MOHW explained how community-based service resources were utilized to help persons with disabilities live in and be a part of the community and informed the NHRC about its goal to increase the service coverage rate by 2% per year in all cities and counties. However, the NHRC still has the following issues and concerns: (1) Per a Control Yuan investigation report,72 despite facing a growing number of persons with disabilities as well as a growing number of persons with disabilities who have obtained disability IDs in Taiwan, the competent authority has developed new community-based resources at a slow pace, resulting in insufficient service capacity and resources. 73 Statistical data provided by the MOHW unveiled that the community-based service coverage rate in 2019 was a mere 2.37%, and there were wide gaps in resources offered to persons with disabilities living in different cities and counties. There were still wide gaps in resources offered to persons with different types of disabilities. Because of the absence of policy support and adequate measures, many persons with disabilities still have to be placed in institutions and cannot live in their community. (2) Although the MOHW stated that from 2016 to 2019 only one new welfare institution for persons with disabilities was opened and the actual number of people being served decreased by roughly 0.75%, the government introduced the Long-term Care Development Fund to subsidize institutions providing 72 73 The Control Yuan investigation report approved on March 17, 2020. The Control Yuan investigation report approved on March 17, 2020 unveiled the following: i. Between 2015 and 2018, the number of units and locations offering personal care and support services (including daily living reconstruction services, community day care services, community daytime facility services, support services for independent living, community residential services, home care services, institutional day and residence care services, and behavioral counseling services) increased at a slow rate, hindering the service provision capacity. For example, in 2018, personal care and support services could only be provided for 935 persons. ii. As of the end of 2018, the six types of community support services developed by cities and counties nationwide (community day care services, community daytime facility services, home care services, community residential services, daily living reconstruction services, and support services for independent living) were able to serve a total of over 13,000 people. However, the service coverage rate was a meager 2.56%. 60