Taipei, Aug. 3 (CNA) Taipei will expand its weekly free milk program to include junior high school students beginning with the new school year on Aug. 31, the city's Department of Education announced Monday. Under the program, all preschool through junior high school students with household registration in Taipei are eligible to receive one free milk or soy milk product each week using a digital student or toddler card. Students registered in Taipei but attending junior high schools in municipalities that do not have free milk programs can apply for a program card through the Taipei Service website starting Aug. 17. The department said the expansion is intended to ensure that children continue receiving nutritional support as they grow and develop after entering junior high school. Eligibility was expanded in September 2025 to all preschool and elementary school students with household registration in Taipei, regardless of where they attended school.