Six departments: newly added three types of special children can receive price subsidies

　　Chinanews client, Beijing, November 16th (Reporter Li Jinlei) As prices rise, the linkage mechanism for price subsidies has also been improved.

　　On November 16, the National Development and Reform Commission and other six departments jointly announced the "Notice on Further Improving the Linkage Mechanism for Linking Social Assistance and Guarantee Standards to Price Increases", and decided to further expand the coverage of the price subsidy linkage mechanism and

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Three new types of special children can receive price subsidies

　　The price subsidy linkage mechanism has been further improved this time. Based on the current urban and rural subsistence allowances, the extremely poor, the recipients of unemployment insurance, and the preferential treatment recipients who enjoy regular state pension subsidies, orphans, children who are actually unsupported, and Special child groups such as HIV-infected children are newly included in the scope of the price subsidy linkage mechanism.

Localities can also further expand the scope of guarantees based on local actual conditions.

　　The relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission stated that, in line with the principle of "doing our best and doing what we can," we will include orphans, de facto unsupported children, HIV-infected children and other special child groups in the scope of protection, and strive to make special children healthy. It is very necessary to grow and become a talent and to fully feel the warmth of the socialist family, and the financial resources are also affordable.

Shorten the time limit for issuing price subsidies

　　According to the notice, the price subsidy linkage mechanism will be initiated when one of the following conditions is met: 1. The monthly increase of the consumer price index (CPI) reached 3.5% year-on-year.

Where the basic cost of living price index (SCPI) of urban low-income residents is adopted, the place can continue to be used, and the critical value should be set reasonably with reference to the 3.5% year-on-year increase in CPI.

2. Food prices in the CPI rose by 6% year-on-year in a single month.

　　This time, the price subsidy linkage mechanism

further improved, and

　　The relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission stated that the conditions for shortening the time for the issuance of price subsidies are basically met.

After many years of practice, various regions have accumulated a wealth of experience in the distribution of price subsidies, especially with the widespread use of information technology, work efficiency has been significantly improved, and some localities have realized the distribution of the same month.

In order to enable the needy people to receive price subsidies as soon as possible, and to further enhance the sense of the needy people, shorten the distribution time and improve the distribution efficiency, which is necessary and feasible.

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