Netizens are cheering, can 9000 yuan alleviate the anxiety of "only child retirement"? Zhejiang Province Releases Subsidy Units | Government | Anxiety
On July 15th,
"Can a subsidy of 9000 yuan alleviate anxiety about elderly care for only children?"
The topic of,
Ranked first on Weibo's hot search list.
This topic originated from a trendy news article
About Parents of Only Child in Zhejiang Province
There are reports of subsidies for inpatient care.
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Behind this,
260 million only children in China
Sighs and expectations——
Running between the elderly, children, and work,
They are in love and responsibility
There is a dilemma between the future and the dream.
The anxiety of elderly care for only children,
At the moment when parents fall ill, they are completely magnified.
Image source network
Five years ago,
A photo titled "Only Child"
Swipe screen network.
In the photo,
A man wearing blue short sleeves
Squatting between two hospital beds,
Left and right sides
His mother and father lay separately.
How to alleviate the burden on only children
Care anxiety?
Recently, Chang'an Town, Haining City
Hospitalization accompanying parents of only child
There is a subsidy available, up to a maximum of 9000 yuan.
This policy is specifically aimed at the only child in the entire town
Parents over 60 years old are the first in Zhejiang Province.
Because of a photo
Implementing a Livelihood Action
The new policy in Chang'an Town is quite strong——
As long as they have a registered residence in Chang'an Town, and are hospitalized in a secondary or higher medical institution from January 1 to December 31 this year, and are parents of an only child family over 60 years old, personnel who meet the special support policy of family planning awards, and single family families with no children, they can receive a daily inpatient nursing subsidy of 100 yuan per person, up to 9000 yuan.
Speaking of the reasons for the introduction of the new policy, Sheng Yuexin, the director of the Social Affairs Office of Chang'an Town, brought her thoughts back to five years ago.
"The photo of 'Only Child' had a great impact on me," Sheng Yuexin said. In daily work visits, they often hear only children talk about the difficulty of supporting their parents, which is particularly heartbreaking. Since then, Sheng Yuexin has conducted relevant research and found that elderly care is one of the most common and urgent problems faced by only child families in the town.
At the beginning of this year, Chang'an Town transformed the research results into a practical project plan for people's livelihood, which was submitted and passed the vote of the town's people's congress representatives. Because of a photo, a practical matter of people's livelihood has come to fruition.
It is reported that the total investment of the project is about 1.15 million yuan, all of which will be borne by the finance department of Chang'an Town. Through preliminary bidding, China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Jiaxing Branch has become the service provider for the project.
Residents of Chang'an Town are submitting materials to the Sharing Alliance · Haining Zhang Huiphoto
Ju Yueqiang, who lives in Yangshan Community, Chang'an Town, is one of the beneficiaries. In February this year, his 72 year old father was hospitalized for 47 days due to pulmonary heart disease. According to the policy, Ju Yueqiang can receive a subsidy of 4700 yuan. "I have submitted the materials to the community, and after the review is approved, the money will be credited in about half a month." Ju Yueqiang sighed, and what moved him more than money was the government's care for families with only children.
In fact, major insurance companies have also gradually launched some types of insurance for the elderly aged 60 and above, but most of them are inclusive policies, such as accidental and serious illness insurance, and have not yet separately listed only child families. "We have also considered it before, but we lack the ability and means to verify the authenticity of information about only child families," said Xiang Wenxia, a person in charge of China Life Insurance.
The government's intervention has easily solved this problem and ensured policy fairness. Taking Chang'an Town as an example, the local civil affairs office, in conjunction with the health office, conducted information screening and confirmation for all residents in the town. Currently, a total of 12000 people are eligible for the new policy.
It's not that I don't want to interfere
I really dare not take leave
In recent years,
Every time it comes to parents of only children
The introduction of elderly care policies,
The support will always outweigh the opposition.
Perhaps it's because,
The children who were once the only pets in the family,
Feeling anxious.
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A while ago, a "one-child elderly care exchange" group on Douban attracted a lot of attention, with over 80000 only children huddling together here to help and relieve stress.
"Should I give up my dreams to support my parents?" "What should I do if my parents reject nursing homes?" "Being overseas makes it difficult for my parents to take care of themselves." Countless people have posted for help, hoping that someone can share their experience and provide solutions in the comment section.
By sorting out this information, it can be found that the highest proportion is caregiving difficulties, especially when parents are hospitalized due to illness, only children find it difficult to balance work and caregiving.
Indeed, most of the first generation only children have already entered the stage of marriage and childbirth, especially in "double only" families, where they need to travel between the four elderly, children, and work. Those overseas children are in a dilemma between family and responsibility, as well as between their future and dreams.
Despite the gradual relaxation of China's birth policy in the past two years, the group of only children is still very large, with a population of over 260 million, accounting for nearly 1/5 of the total population in China.
In the documentary "Fate of Life", Kong Xu, the only son in his thirties, caused countless people to cry and resonate. There are four elderly people and one child in his family, and life was already quite difficult. In less than a month, Kong Xu suffered multiple setbacks, including hospitalization of his mother and mother-in-law, death of his grandfather, and critical illness of his father.
In the ward, Kong Xu comforted his father with a forced smile while feeding him. But after leaving the ward, he could no longer conceal his sadness and pressure, crying and covering his face: "I know crying is useless, I can only endure the heavy burden on my shoulders."
The story of Kong Xu reflects the side of being an only child nowadays. In traditional Chinese beliefs, supporting parents is the responsibility and obligation of children, which not only includes economic support, but also requires spiritual comfort. Only children whose parents are already old and their children are still young will undoubtedly bear more challenges and pressure.
During the interview, many only children admitted to Chao News reporters that if they didn't have themselves, what would their parents do? So they dare not go too far to go to school or work because their parents need to take care of them. Some people also say, "If your parents are sick, it's not that you don't want to take care of them. You really don't dare to take leave," because taking leave at work will deduct money, and there are still children to support at home, which puts a lot of financial pressure.
How to find the balance between "you accompany me to grow up and I accompany you to old age"? "Taking care of children to prevent aging" ends up in nothing? These are all challenges facing all only children and even the whole society.
Relieve support anxiety
What else can the government do
Fortunately,
In recent years, the country has made frequent moves,
Help only children alleviate the pressure of elderly care.
For example, in Hunan, eligible only child parents can receive a monthly subsidy of 80 yuan per person; Elderly people from Shanghai's only child families can receive a one-time family planning reward of 5000 yuan after retirement; In Liaoning, when the parents of only children reach the age of 60 and are hospitalized for treatment, their children can take 15 days of nursing leave... In recent years, many places in China, such as Zhejiang, Hubei, Fujian, and Chongqing, have also legislated to clarify the system of only child nursing leave.
It can be seen that local governments have been "heartbroken" about the issue of elderly care for only child parents, and some places are trying to increase the implementation of policies such as medical insurance reimbursement, remote settlement, agricultural insurance, and paid nursing leave, using systems to protect only child families.
It is undeniable that various subsidies and guarantees can indeed alleviate the pressure on only children, but they cannot fundamentally solve their elderly care problems. Because in China, most elderly people prefer to stay at home for retirement. They have a sense of rejection towards nursing homes, believing that their children are unfilial and sending the elderly to them. There are also elderly people who feel that nursing homes do not have a home.
Based on this, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, Beijing and other places have begun to pilot "breathing services", with government guidance from professional institutions to provide services for disabled and dementia elderly people. On weekends, elderly people are arranged to enter nursing homes to give their families time to breathe. A similar long-term care insurance system is currently being promoted nationwide.
Whether it's subsidies or providing elderly care services, the government ultimately needs to implement precise policies and reasonable explorations to support the elderly care of only children.
In the view of Zhu Jianhua, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Public Administration of Zhejiang University of Technology, ensuring people's livelihood is a systematic project. When exploring policies similar to those for elderly care of only child parents in Chang'an Town, various regions should also effectively connect with existing elderly care services, service-oriented social assistance and other projects to avoid institutional overlap, and extend a helping hand to those only child families who truly have "more than enough but less than enough".
In short, the anxiety of caring for only children cannot be alleviated in just one or two days, and requires the joint efforts and exploration of the government, families, and society.
As children, please provide more understanding and companionship to our aging parents, as well as leave ourselves with a sense of calmness and composure, so as not to let the anxiety of support escalate.
Hot discussion among netizens
The voice in the comment section shows a "one-sided" trend, with most netizens praising the new policy in Chang'an Town——
A netizen from Jiangsu named "Xiao Qingning Grass" said, "As an only child, when parents get sick, they become anxious because it is not only difficult for the company to take leave, but also because it will deduct money." This comment received 3087 likes and over 100 replies, and many netizens empathized with it and expressed their desire to promote it nationwide.
Shanghai netizen "Xiaoxu" said, "It can't be alleviated, but there is always better than nothing. Recently, at 4am, my father-in-law suddenly felt unwell and called 120 to take him to the hospital for examination. I also have to rush to work at 8am. It's really not easy for an only child."
Some netizens also share the same view as "Lemon Feifei": "Anyway, if you still need to take leave to take care of the elderly, subsidies can help share some of the pressure."
