Shanghai’s elderly meal subsidy is 2 yuan per day? Misread!
On May 21, a message that "the municipal government will provide a daily meal subsidy of 2 yuan to Shanghai's elderly people over 60 years old" spread on the Internet, and stated that the application can be made through Alipay, and it can be issued to the elderly card or social security card. Many netizens asked about the authenticity of the Shanghai Rumor Refuting Platform. After verification, the message was misread.
In response to the news spread online, the Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau said: "Currently, Shanghai does not have a unified meal subsidy standard for the whole city. Each district, sub-district and town formulates an elderly meal subsidy policy based on actual conditions in the region. The meal subsidies for the elderly are not in the form of cash. issued directly.”
The reporter learned that the news spread online may have misinterpreted the meal subsidies for the elderly given by the elderly canteens in different communities. At present, the meal assistance subsidies for the elderly in various districts and towns are generally directly deducted or directly discounted when paying on site. For example, some community canteens may have a 2 yuan subsidy. When an eligible elderly person orders a meal and checks out, he or she will be deducted 2 yuan on the spot before paying; some community canteens use a direct discount, and the discounts vary in different communities.
In short, the specific preferential methods, conditions for enjoyment, subsidy standards, etc. of community canteens are not consistent, and the policies of the street and town where they are located shall prevail.
The Civil Affairs Bureau also introduced the basic situation of dining in community canteens for the elderly for citizens’ reference:
1. Which elderly people can eat at the community elderly canteen?
This city’s community elderly canteens serve all elderly people. Elderly people in need can go to the community elderly canteens to dine.
2. What are the current forms of meal assistance discounts or subsidies for the elderly?
Currently, various community elderly canteens have certain discounts for the elderly. There are two main forms of discounts: one is a direct discount, and the other is a direct deduction of a certain amount.
3. Which elderly people can enjoy meal assistance discounts or subsidies?
At present, the city has not yet issued a unified meal assistance preferential or subsidy policy across the city.
Each district, sub-district and town implements preferential meal assistance or subsidy policies for the elderly in the region based on actual conditions. The specific conditions for subsidy objects, subsidy standards, and subsidy forms are formulated and implemented by each district, street, or town.
Elderly people registered in this city can choose to eat at the community elderly canteen in the town where they live, and enjoy discounts or meal subsidies in accordance with the policies of the town where they live.