China News Service, April 24, according to the official Weibo news of the Information Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, according to preliminary statistics, since this year, 3.71 billion yuan of temporary price subsidies have been issued to people in need, such as people with low living allowances, special hardships, etc., benefiting 81.689 million person-times.
On the 24th, the Ministry of Civil Affairs held a regular press conference in the second quarter of 2020. According to reports, in the first quarter of this year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs actively played the role of civil affairs in epidemic prevention and control in the face of the sudden new pneumonia epidemic, and coordinated the prevention and control of the epidemic situation in the civil affairs field and various civil affairs work.
In terms of social assistance and poverty alleviation, the Ministry of Civil Affairs reported to the central government to respond to the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Work Leading Group to issue the "Notice on Further Improving the Safeguarding Work of People in Difficulties during the Prevention and Control of Epidemic Diseases", and issued relevant social assistance policy documents during the prevention and control period. Timely start the implementation of the linkage mechanism of social assistance and security standards linked to rising prices, and guide localities, especially Hubei Province and Wuhan City, to make effective use of social assistance policies to effectively guarantee the basic lives of people in difficulty affected by the epidemic.
According to preliminary statistics, since the beginning of this year, 3.71 billion yuan of temporary price subsidy funds have been issued to people in need, such as people with low living allowances, particularly poor people, etc., benefiting 81.689 million person-times. In Hubei Province, special living groups such as urban and rural minimum living security personnel, especially poor people, etc. shall be provided with living materials in accordance with the standards of no less than 500 yuan for urban personnel and no less than 300 yuan for rural personnel. All localities who are diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia in low-income people, especially poor people, low-income families, and poor households who have filed a card will be given temporary assistance ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 yuan per household according to the degree of difficulty.
In addition, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has released hotlines for social assistance services across the country. Actively play the role of the "three cooperatives" of communities, social organizations, and social workers, and mobilize social forces to participate in the prevention and control of epidemic situations among people in difficulty. Formulate the “Key Work Arrangements for Poverty Alleviation in Civil Affairs in 2020”, and jointly publish the “Action Plan for Social Assistance and Poverty Alleviation” in conjunction with the Poverty Alleviation Office of the State Council, and convene the National Civil Affairs System Poverty Alleviation and Enforcement Conference to arrange and deploy. Continue to carry out regular information comparison with relevant departments to strengthen the dynamic management of guarantee objects. Guiding all localities to strengthen the connection between the rural minimum living standard and the national poverty alleviation standard to ensure that the rural minimum living standard in all counties (cities, districts) in the country dynamically meets or exceeds the national poverty alleviation standard. Carry out a special inspection of the central government to tackle poverty alleviation and “look back” to the feedback and rectification work to ensure that the central government's decision-making on poverty alleviation is implemented.