Monthly Subsidy Policy for Disabled Persons in 2021

In September 2017, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the China Disabled Persons' Federation jointly issued the "Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the General Office of the China Disabled Persons' Federation on the Implementation of the Living Subsidy System for Disabled People with Needs and the Nursing Subsidy System for Severely Disabled Persons" ”, establishing two subsidy systems nationwide.

Extended information: 1. Disabled people in subsistence allowance families can enjoy living allowances for disabled people in need; severe disabilities with level one or two and requiring long-term care lasting more than 6 months People can enjoy nursing subsidies for severely disabled people.

2. Subsistence allowances for severely disabled people

In 2020, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the State Council Poverty Alleviation Office issued the "Social Assistance Poverty Alleviation Action Plan", requiring the implementation of basic security policies. Severely disabled people and seriously ill patients in registered poor households who have not been lifted out of poverty will be included in the subsistence allowance as a "single-person household". The economic status of their families will no longer be checked, and they will be dynamically managed according to the subsistence allowance policy after winning the battle against poverty.

3. Disabled persons can visit and enter public cultural and sports facilities such as museums, memorial halls, science and technology museums, art galleries, exhibition halls, sports venues, cultural centers (rooms), public libraries, etc. free of charge. As well as parks, zoos, scenic spots and other places. However, exceptions are made when holding sports competitions and large-scale commercial activities.

For cable cars, amusement rides and other means of transportation within the venue that are managed at government-priced or government-guided prices, disabled people will be charged half the fee.

4. Blind people and first-level physically disabled people can ride city buses, subways, light rails, ferries and other public transportation for free. However, the policies issued by local governments vary. For example, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Yibin, Shiyan, Dalian, Wuhan, Jiaxing, etc. have already implemented preferential or free public transportation policies for deaf people.

5. Local municipal finance bureaus and municipal Disabled Persons’ Federations provide one-time driving skill subsidies to disabled people who have obtained driving licenses. Due to different policies and different levels of economic development in various places, the amount of subsidies varies from place to place. Similarly, the amount is usually between 500-2,000 yuan. There are also some places that do not have a driving skill subsidy policy. Please consult the local Disabled Persons' Federation for details.

6. Fuel subsidy standards for disabled people. Fuel subsidy for motorized wheelchairs for disabled people is a preferential policy introduced for the special group of physically disabled people after the national fuel tax reform. It is an important step to improve social security for disabled people. , an important measure to improve the lives of disabled people and safeguard their rights and interests.

7. "The 13th Five-Year Plan Outline for Accelerating the Progress of a Well-off Society for Disabled Persons", the key policies for ensuring the basic livelihood of disabled people point out: Cable (digital) TV fees, broadband and mobile Internet traffic for blind and deaf people Discounts on fees will be given.

For example, some areas give disabled families discounts on cable and digital TV viewing and maintenance fees. Disabled families only charge labor and material fees for installing telephones, tap water, coal (natural) gas, etc.

8. Impoverished families with disabilities in urban and rural areas are given priority to be included in the minimum living security, and the proportion of the security payment is increased by 20% on the basis of the original minimum living security.

Five guarantees will be implemented for disabled people with "three no's" (no ability to work, no source of livelihood, and no legal obligor for maintenance, support, support), and those with intellectual and mental disabilities will be adopted.

9. The personal payment part of the new rural cooperative medical care for extremely poor disabled people will be subsidized by the finance.

If urban disabled people participate in resident medical insurance, government departments will provide corresponding subsidies, and the degree of subsidies varies from place to place.

The individual contributions of severely disabled people who have lost the ability to work are subsidized by the finance.

10. Free assistive devices for poor people with disabilities (limb, vision, hearing). The Disabled Persons' Federation occasionally gives away some rehabilitation aids, which require a disability certificate to receive. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong and other places have subsidy policies for assistive devices for disabled people, which provide certain subsidies and discounts for disabled people to purchase corresponding assistive devices. In 2020, the "Guidance Catalog of Basic Assistive Devices for Disabled Persons (2020 Edition)" was officially released, and the welfare policy regarding assistive devices may have new changes in the future.