How to strengthen the protection of the poor?
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 14th: How to strengthen the protection of people in need?
Xinhua News Agency reporters Yu Junjie, Wang Xi, Dong Ruifeng
This year is the year of resolutely fighting against poverty. Affected by the epidemic, some people with originally weak economic foundations are in trouble. How can we strengthen our protection to prevent poverty and return to poverty due to the "epidemic" and safeguard the vital interests of the people in need?
On the afternoon of the 14th, the State Council ’s joint prevention and control mechanism held a press conference. Responsible comrades from the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the National Health and Health Commission introduced the situation of the people in need during the outbreak prevention and control.
Strengthen the protection of the poor
Will the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic affect the protection of people in need?
"We will not affect the implementation of basic living security funds for the difficult population this year because of the epidemic problem," said Fu Jinling, director of the Social Security Department of the Ministry of Finance at a news conference.
He said that although the fiscal revenue in the first quarter was affected in stages, China's economy is large in scale, full of potential, and resilient. The scale of fiscal revenue is large, and the potential and scope for adjustment are also large.
A series of heavy data can confirm the implementation of the basic livelihood guarantee policy for people in need—
As of March 13, the investment in the prevention and control of the epidemic situation arranged by fiscal authorities at all levels across the country has reached 116.9 billion yuan.
The central finance has now allocated 103 billion yuan in subsidies to the poor in advance to support local arrangements for the livelihood of the poor.
The central government has further increased the size of medical assistance funds this year. At present, 26.1 billion yuan in medical assistance funds have been issued.
As of the end of February, the national minimum living security expenditure was 30.3 billion yuan, temporary assistance expenditure was 2.9 billion yuan, and the assistance and support expenses of the extremely poor were 6 billion yuan, up by 17.6%, 19.4%, and 26.6% year-on-year.
These funds are the living money of ordinary people, and they must be accurately allocated and managed. How to ensure that "good steel is used on the blade"?
In this regard, Fu Jinling said that the Ministry of Finance will work with the relevant departments to release the remaining financial support for the poor people this year as soon as possible, and further tilt to areas with severe epidemics such as Hubei, areas with heavy protection tasks, and key areas with financial difficulties. While accelerating the progress of disbursement, it will also strengthen fund supervision.
Implementation of direct assistance to personnel in bailout areas
Since the outbreak of the epidemic, due to traffic control measures and other measures, some foreign personnel stranded in the epidemic areas such as Wuhan have encountered difficulties in their lives.
In response to this part of the difficult population, Fu Jinling introduced that according to the length of stay, local cost of living, etc., direct assistance will be given from the place where the emergency occurred, and the required funds will be unifiedly solved by the central government using the central government's financial assistance to the poor and the local arrangements.
Liu Xitang, director of the Department of Social Assistance of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said that for foreigners stranded in Wuhan, the civil affairs department currently has two main methods of assistance: one is to provide temporary accommodation, food and other assistance; the second is to find work and be affected by the epidemic Migrant workers who do not have family support and have temporary difficulties in basic life can provide temporary assistance in accordance with regulations, mainly by means of cash assistance.
It is reported that on February 22, Wuhan issued the "Notice on the Temporary Living Assistance for Tourists stranded in foreign countries", which provided a one-time subsidy of 3,000 yuan for those with difficulties in living. On February 27, the "Implementation Plan of Service Guarantee for Foreigners Detained in Han during the Epidemic Prevention and Control" was promulgated, and a series of assistance and rescue programs for foreigners detained in Wuhan were proposed.
As of March 13, a total of 69 resettlement sites have been set up in Wuhan, with a total of 4,843 people being resettled, and a total of 16.098 million yuan in temporary assistance to 5839 people. People in need can apply for assistance through communities and streets, or call the social assistance service hotlines in Wuhan and districts, or apply online through a QR code.
Full subsidy, guaranteed insurance: "bottom pockets" of all kinds of people in need everywhere
According to preliminary statistics from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, a total of 1.69 billion yuan in temporary price subsidies were issued from January to February this year, benefiting approximately 31 million people.
According to Liu Xitang, in order to further improve the protection of the difficult people during the epidemic prevention and control, the Ministry of Civil Affairs adopted timely and full payment of various subsidies, ensured that they were fully covered, and increased assistance to patients with new coronary pneumonia and affected families. Measures and other measures.
"Some people could have gone out to work and could not be affected by the epidemic situation. Their family income might fall below the minimum living standard and they should be included in the minimum living guarantee in time." Liu Xitang said.
At the same time, the civil affairs department is simplifying the procedures for social assistance and appropriately delegating the authority for assistance approval, so that people in need can be assisted and assisted in a timely manner. People with difficulties can apply for assistance at the window or online, shortening the time limit, and can also apply by telephone and consultation. , Household surveys can use video and other methods, funds are issued directly to the bank card.
"For example, Chongqing recently introduced measures to distribute temporary assistance to patients in need in accordance with the local minimum living security standards at twice the monthly standard." Liu Xitang said.
Relevant departments have also made special arrangements for their livelihood guarantees for the diasporas, orphans, orphans, left-behind children, and left-behind elders who are isolated at home, and require timely reporting, proper care, and enhanced active visits.
"This year is the year of decisive battle against poverty. The hard-hit people are affected by the epidemic, and the original task of protecting the poor against poverty is even heavier." Liu Xitang said, the Ministry of Civil Affairs specially arranged for this purpose, focusing on key areas and populations, and making overall plans Prevent and control the epidemic and attack the poverty alleviation.
Liu Xitang said that the subsidy should be paid in time and in full to the special hardship groups such as the subsistence allowances, the extremely poor, orphans, and the disabled. For areas affected by the epidemic, the living allowances should be further increased. For example, in the case of the above-mentioned difficult people in Hubei, the urban residents will be provided with living supplies at a standard of 500 yuan and the rural at 300 yuan.
Fu Jinling introduced that the financial system will extend the implementation period of the non-profit job policy, research and develop a number of new non-profit job positions, and provide assistance to people with employment difficulties. At the same time, we will further promote the role of poverty alleviation funds, vigorously support the employment of rural laborers, increase income, and strive to reduce the impact of the epidemic on people in need.