China News Service, April 21. Feng Yaping, Director of the Department of Planning and Finance of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said on the 21st that according to incomplete statistics, as of the end of last year, more than 30 million elderly people across the country have enjoyed welfare subsidies, nursing subsidies and senior-age allowances, which have effectively eased Some elderly people have difficulties in real life.
The next step will be to encourage qualified regions to increase the scope of welfare subsidies for the elderly, and continue to increase the gold content of the system.
Elderly information map (not related to the graphic and text).
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On the 21st, the State Information Office held a press conference on the "National Basic Public Service Standards (2021 Edition)".
At the meeting, a reporter asked questions that the "National Basic Public Service Standards (2021 Edition)" made corresponding provisions in child care services, welfare subsidies for the elderly, etc. The current protection standards for children groups such as orphans and de facto unsupported children To what extent can it be achieved?
What is the coverage of welfare subsidies for the elderly?
What are the considerations for improving child care and welfare subsidies for the elderly in the future?
Feng Yaping said that the Party Central Committee and the State Council have always attached great importance to the problem of one old and one small. In fact, one old and one small is also the biggest livelihood issue of general concern to society.
The "National Basic Public Service Standards (2021 Edition)" has made corresponding provisions on child care services and welfare subsidies for the elderly, clarifying that child care services include basic living security for special children groups, security for children in need, and care and protection for rural left-behind children.
Among them, the objects of basic living security for special children groups are orphans, HIV-infected children and children who are actually unsupported. At present, there are 60,000 orphans in the country that are intensively raised. The average security standard is 1611.3 yuan per person per month, and there are 134,000 people in the society. For scattered orphans, the average security standard is 1184.3 yuan per person per month.
There are 253,000 de facto unsupported children included in the scope of protection, and the protection standard is determined by the locality in accordance with the principle of linking with the basic living allowance of orphans.
The central government provides subsidies to the above-mentioned funds through transfer payments.
At the same time, the Ministry of Civil Affairs used the lottery public welfare fund at the same level to carry out medical aid programs for orphans, namely the "Orphan Medical Rehabilitation Tomorrow Plan" and the "Fucai Dreams-Orphan Education Program".
Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, local civil affairs departments have instructed township child supervisors and village children’s directors to increase their visits to groups of children in difficulties, and simplify the approval procedures for orphans, HIV-infected children, and children who are actually unsupported. Or guarantee first and then make up.
Feng Yaping pointed out that in the next step, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will intensify its work and actively cooperate with relevant departments to promote the implementation of the "Opinions of the State Council on Strengthening the Protection of Children in Distress" and the "Regarding Further Strengthening of the Facts" by 12 departments including the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Finance. The Opinions on Safeguarding the Support of Children" effectively protect the legal rights and interests of special children groups, children in difficulties and rural left-behind children, and promote their healthy growth.
In addition, in terms of welfare subsidies for the elderly, Feng Yaping introduced that welfare subsidies for the elderly mainly include: First, comprehensive assessment of the ability of the elderly over 65 years old.
The second is to provide old-age service subsidies for the elderly in financial difficulties; provide nursing subsidies for the elderly who are deemed to be unable to take care of themselves; and provide senior-age allowances for the elderly over 80 years old.
The specific assessment methods and subsidy standards shall be formulated by the local people's government.
In practice, some qualified places have made useful explorations, gradually raising subsidy standards and expanding coverage.
According to incomplete statistics, as of the end of last year, more than 30 million elderly people across the country have enjoyed welfare subsidies, nursing subsidies, and old-age allowances, which have effectively alleviated the actual life difficulties of some elderly people.
Feng Yaping said that in the next step, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will work with relevant departments to focus on the following tasks: First, formulate and release national standards for the evaluation of the elderly’s ability, carry out the evaluation of the elderly’s ability in a unified way, and use the evaluation results as receiving welfare subsidies for the elderly and enjoying basic pensions. The basis of the service.
The second is to improve the welfare subsidy system for the elderly.
The third is to encourage qualified areas to increase the scope of welfare subsidies for the elderly, and continuously increase the gold content of the system.
The fourth is to continue to promote the precision, standardization and convenience of work, and strive to open family and friends agency and offline processing in all regions by the end of this year, so as to solve the difficulties caused by the application of intelligent technology for the elderly to apply for subsidies.