A prize of 1000 yuan? Local response, "The woman is 25 years old and under in her first marriage."
Recently, the announcement of a reward of 1000 yuan for first-time couples aged 25 and under in Changshan County, Quzhou, Zhejiang has attracted attention. The reporter noticed that the natural population growth in Changshan County in 2022 was negative, and this measure is one of the multiple measures to optimize the local fertility policy.
On August 30th, relevant staff members of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Changshan County told Southern Metropolitan Daily reporters that according to the local first marriage ratio and age data in recent years, the subsidy policy stipulates that the age of the female partner is 25 years and below. Currently, some people have applied for subsidies.
On August 24th, according to the "Changshan Release", the local government recently issued the "Several Measures for Optimizing the Birth Policy in Changshan County", which combines the actual situation of the county to formulate various policies such as auxiliary childbirth subsidies, parenting subsidies, childcare subsidies, free gynecological examinations for women who have given birth to three children, free after-school services for children in three child families, enrollment for third child girls, reimbursement of professional tuition fees for childcare services, first marriage subsidies, free transportation, free travel to scenic areas, and basic medical insurance payment subsidies for urban and rural residents, "providing demographic dividends and sustained momentum for Changshan County to build the" Zhejiang West First Gateway "."
Among them, the content of the "First Marriage Subsidy Policy" states that "promoting age appropriate marriage and childbirth, for couples who are both registered for the first time in our county and the female partner is 25 years old and below, a reward of 1000 yuan will be given." The reward application period is within 30 days from the date of marriage registration.
The reporter from Nandu noticed that according to the Statistical Bulletin of Changshan County's National Economic and Social Development in 2022 issued by the Changshan County Statistics Bureau in April this year, the total registered residence population of the county at the end of the year was 124648, and the population of the county naturally increased by -397 people, 671 people less than the previous year, with a natural growth rate of -1.2 ‰.
The above-mentioned "first marriage subsidy policy" has sparked heated discussions among netizens and has been trending on Weibo. Some netizens were puzzled and asked, "Why does a woman need to be 25 years old or younger?" On August 30th, a staff member from the Marriage Registration Center of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Changshan County explained to a reporter from Nandu that according to relevant laws, if a woman reaches the legal marriage age at the age of 20 and gets married after exceeding the legal marriage age for 2 years, it is considered late marriage. "In addition, based on the proportion and age data of first marriage in Changshan County in recent years, we have set the age of women to be 25 years old or younger." In addition, it stated that the "first marriage subsidy policy" is one of the measures to optimize the local fertility policy. "In order to optimize fertility, if the woman is older, the risk coefficient of having children will definitely be higher."
The staff member told the Southern Metropolis Daily reporter that many people have recently called to inquire about the "first marriage subsidy policy". Currently, those who meet the relevant conditions have applied for subsidies, and a reward of 1000 yuan will be distributed to the applicant's social security card in the future.