(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) China has made every effort to ensure the basic life of people in difficulties in areas severely affected by the epidemic
China News Service, Beijing, June 7 (Reporter Wang Zumin) Since the beginning of this year, the new crown epidemic has occurred in many places in China, and the epidemic situation in some places is more serious, which has affected the lives of people in difficulty.
Chinese officials have proposed that areas severely affected by the epidemic can provide a one-time temporary relief fund for people with temporary living difficulties.
The central government's financial aid and subsidy funds for the needy people and the funds arranged by local governments at all levels can be given appropriate preference to areas with severe epidemics.
Recently, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Finance of China jointly issued the "Notice on Effectively Guaranteeing the Basic Lives of People in Difficulties" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice").
The "Notice" proposes that all localities should do a solid job of basic living assistance such as subsistence allowances, and issue additional one-time living allowances to those living in the subsistence allowances and those in extreme poverty, and areas severely affected by the epidemic can provide one-time temporary assistance to people with temporary living difficulties.
Pay close attention to price changes, promptly activate the linkage mechanism linking social assistance and security standards with price increases, and issue temporary price subsidies in full and on time.
The "Notice" clarifies that it is necessary to increase the temporary assistance for the uninsured and the unemployed and other needy people.
For uninsured and uninsured workers, such as migrant workers who are unable to return to work due to the epidemic, have no source of income for three consecutive months, are living in difficulties and cannot be covered by the unemployment insurance policy, and are not included in the scope of subsistence allowances, upon application by themselves, the job site or A one-time temporary assistance payment is issued in the place of habitual residence.
For families or individuals whose other basic life is in trouble due to the impact of the epidemic and the relevant social assistance and security systems are temporarily unable to cover, timely assistance will be provided through temporary assistance.
The "Notice" requires that all localities should strengthen the thorough investigation, make full use of the low-income population dynamic monitoring information platform, and timely intervene, provide precise assistance, and comprehensively help the people who are found in difficulty.
Fully implement policies and regulations such as "first aid" and "graded approval" for temporary assistance, and provide temporary assistance directly from the place where the emergency occurs to those who are in trouble in their basic life due to the impact of the epidemic in non-household registration areas.
At the same time, simplify and optimize rescue procedures to further improve the accessibility and timeliness of rescue.
Optimize and improve the rescue service method, and coordinate the use of distribution in kind, cash and services to provide precise assistance.
The "Notice" emphasizes that all localities should strengthen the supervision of funds, and it is strictly forbidden to squeeze, misappropriate, withhold or stranded rescue funds in any form.
Strengthen financial security, make overall use of the central financial aid subsidy funds for people in need and local financial arrangements at all levels, give appropriate preference to areas with severe epidemics, and ensure that funds are released in full and in a timely manner.
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