| Social Security |
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| Saturday,March 28,2009 Posted: 17:34 BJT(0934 GMT) |
| From:Mofcom Article type:Reproduced |
At the end of 2007, a total of 201.07 million people participated in the basic pension program, a year-on-year increase of 13.41 million. Of this total, 151.56 million were staff and workers, and 49.51 million were retirees. The urban basic health insurance program covered 220.51 million people, an increase of 63.19 million, of whom 179.83 million people participated in the urban basic health insurance program for staff and workers and 40.68 million people participated in programs for residents. Among participants in urban health insurance programs were 31.31 million rural migrant workers, an increase of 7.64 million. Some 116.45 million people participated in unemployment insurance programs, an increase of 4.58 million. A total of 121.55 million people participated in the work safety accident insurance, an increase of 18.87 million, of which 39.66 million were rural migrant workers, an increase of 14.29 million. Participants in maternity insurance programs were 77.55 million, an increase of 12.96 million. The new cooperative medical care system in rural areas was established in 2,448 counties (cities, districts) and covered 730 million farmers, which represented a participation rate of 85.7 percent. Total expenditures of the system reached 22 billion yuan, benefiting 260 million people. In 2007, the urban medical assistance helped 4.07 million people, up 117.2 percent. The rural medical assistance helped 6.03 million people, up 150.1 percent. A total of 23.06 million people were funded by civil affairs departments in the rural cooperative medical care system.
The number of people receiving unemployment insurance payment stood at 2.86 million. A total of 22.71 million urban residents received basic living allowances from the government, 310,000 more than that in the previous year. About 34.52 million rural residents received basic living allowances from the government, an increase of 18.59 million.
Social welfare institutions of various types provided 2.05 million beds at the end of 2007, accommodating 1.63 million inmates. There were 128,000 community service facilities and 10,299 comprehensive community service centers were set up in urban areas. A total of 63.2 billion yuan worth of social welfare lottery tickets were sold, raising 21.7 billion yuan of social welfare funds. A total of 4.2 billion yuan were received from direct donations.
In 2007, 241.9 billion yuan were allocated from the central finance for social welfare, up 20.9 percent from that in the previous year. On July 11, 2007, the State Council released the Circular on Setting up Basic Living Standards Guarantee System in Rural Areas. The system has been established in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. It is crucial to reducing income disparity and promoting social fairness in China.
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