Spring Festival subsidies for the elderly in Shanghai

Legal analysis: The Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions will rely on trade union lines and member service cards at all levels, the Shengongshe WeChat platform, and caring enterprises to provide communication fee subsidies, health and medical subsidies, 3,000 audio-visual entertainment gift packs and 5,000 poverty alleviation product snack gift packs. The Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau will issue a one-time holiday subsidy to registered unemployed persons whose family life is difficult during the "New Year's Day and Spring Festival" in 2021. The one-time holiday subsidy is targeted at registered unemployed people whose families have difficulty living in Shanghai, and the number of people subsidized is about 5% of the registered unemployed. Each subsidy recipient will receive a one-time subsidy of 700 yuan.

Legal basis: "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly"

Article 28 The state protects the basic life of the elderly through the basic pension insurance system.

Article 31 The state provides basic living, medical care, housing or other assistance to elderly people with financial difficulties.

If the elderly are unable to work, have no source of livelihood, and have no caregivers or caregivers, or their caregivers and caregivers truly have no ability or ability to support them, the local people's governments at all levels shall provide them with assistance in accordance with relevant regulations. Support or rescue. The local people's governments at all levels shall provide assistance to the elderly who are homeless, begging, abandoned, etc. in accordance with relevant regulations.

Article 37 Local people’s governments at all levels and relevant departments shall take measures to develop urban and rural community elderly care services, encourage and support professional service agencies and other organizations and individuals to provide daily care for the elderly at home. , emergency rescue, medical care, spiritual comfort, psychological counseling and other forms of services. For the elderly with financial difficulties, local people's governments at all levels should gradually provide subsidies for elderly care services.