Chinanews.com, Hangzhou, February 23 (Zhang Yuhuan) Starting from January 1, 2023, families with two or three children born to the same couple, and whose household registration is registered in Hangzhou, can enjoy childcare subsidies.

On the 23rd, the Hangzhou Municipal Health and Health Commission conducted a centralized policy interpretation on the city's second-child and third-child subsidies. Li Jian, a second-level researcher at the Population Monitoring and Family Development Division of the Hangzhou Municipal Health and Health Commission, answered relevant questions.

　　On the 22nd, at the third plenary meeting of the third meeting of the 14th Hangzhou National People's Congress, the Hangzhou Municipal Government's 2023 people's livelihood practical projects were voted on. Newly born families with two or three children registered in Hangzhou will be issued childcare coupons.

In addition, this year Hangzhou plans to give a one-time subsidy of 5,000 yuan to families with a second child, and a one-time subsidy of 20,000 yuan to families with a third child.

Interpretation meeting site.

Photo by Zhang Yuhuan

　　Q: What is the reason for the one-time childcare subsidy for two-child and three-child families?

　　Answer: Since 2017, the birth rate of the first child in Hangzhou has been generally stable, but the birth rate of the second child has plummeted, and the willingness of citizens of the right age to have a second and third child is obviously low.

According to the survey results, the main factors affecting the birth rate of the second and third children in Hangzhou are the pressures of childbearing, parenting, and education. Therefore, Hangzhou has determined the object of childcare subsidies to these families, and adopted a one-time childcare subsidy to relieve the pressure of children after birth. Economic pressure in purchasing maternity and child, infant and child supplies, and child care, so as to facilitate the subsidy recipients' convenient application, flexible consumption, and timely decompression.

　　Q: Who can receive childcare subsidies?

What is the standard of subsidy?

　　Answer: Starting from January 1, 2023, families with two or three children born to the same couple and whose household registration is registered in Hangzhou can enjoy childcare subsidies.

It is planned to give a one-time subsidy of 5,000 yuan to families with a second child, and a one-time subsidy of 20,000 yuan to families with a third child.

　　Q: How to apply for the subsidy?

　　Answer: The childcare subsidy plan is issued in a digital way. The applicant submits the subsidy application through the relevant procedures on the mobile phone. After the review and confirmation, the subsidy funds will be transferred to the personal account reserved by the subsidy recipient at one time.

The relevant subsidy implementation measures are currently being processed in accordance with the relevant procedures and processes, and will be announced to the public in a timely manner and implemented after they are issued.

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　　Question: Apart from childcare subsidies, what policy plans does Hangzhou have for encouraging childbearing?

　　Answer: Childbirth policy and supporting measures are a "systematic project". While implementing childcare subsidies, Hangzhou City also plans to reduce the burden of childbirth subsidies, develop inclusive childcare services, optimize the maternity leave system, implement housing, Efforts will be made to support policies for car purchases, reduce the pressure on family education, and build a new marriage and childbearing culture in the new era.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to childcare subsidies, most of the other series of measures to encourage childbearing in Hangzhou will not distinguish between births, and strive to alleviate the pressure of the public and further release the fertility potential.

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