(Interview between the two sessions) NPC deputies suggest: Allow parents of retired only child to settle down with their children
China News Service, Beijing, March 8th (Reporter Huashan) "Relax household registration and other policy restrictions, and allow retired only-child parents to live and work in a different place for their children, allowing them to settle in the place where their children work and live, and in terms of social security, medical insurance, etc. Enjoy the same treatment as local residents." Kong Falong, deputy to the National People's Congress, secretary of the party committee and chairman of the Jiangxi Rural Credit Cooperatives Union, said in an interview with reporters during the National Two Sessions in 2021.
"The burden of elderly care for this large number of groups is increasing. The elderly care for one-child families has become a major livelihood issue before us, which urgently needs to be paid close attention to and properly resolved." Kong Falong said.
Kong Falong told reporters that the one-child family pension is currently facing many problems, which are prominently manifested in the economic pressure, psychological pressure, and physical pressure of the one-child family, as well as the serious shortage of high-quality elderly care supplies.
In order to effectively solve the problem of supporting the care of only-child families and implement the national strategy to actively respond to the aging of the population, Kong Falong suggested that more policy preference should be given to parents of only-children.
For example, relaxation of household registration and other policy restrictions, for retired parents of only children who live and work in a different place, they are allowed to settle in their children's working and living places, and enjoy the same treatment as local residents in terms of social security and medical insurance.
Kong Falong also suggested that systems such as nursing leave for the only child should be fully implemented. When the parents are sick, the employer of the only child should give them a certain leave for nursing care, and appropriately extend the visitation leave time for the only child to work and live in a different place to support the only child. More time to accompany the elderly.
"The government should conduct information-based filing and registration for the only-child parent group, and conduct regular collection and assessment of the needs of the elderly." Kong Falong suggested that special measures should be formulated in accordance with the heterogeneous needs of different families, professional forces should be arranged, and specialization should be improved. Facilities, targeted provision of high-quality home, community and institutional elderly care services and humanistic care.
Regarding the improvement of the subsidy system, Kong Falong suggested that “establish and improve more inclusive systems such as old-age living allowances, disability living allowances, living allowances for widows and bereaved children, and old-age care service subsidies for parents with only one child. On this basis, the implementation of subsidies is linked to the average price and wage increase, and is adjusted once a year."
In addition, Kong Falong also suggested that financial contributions should take the lead in setting up a special fund for the one-child family pension, and entrust the fund to professional institutions for investment and operation in accordance with the principle of marketization.
"When the one-child family has accidental risks such as loss of children, disability, etc., special funds can be allocated from the fund to provide certain support and help." Kong Falong said. (Finish)