Zhejiang Province stipulates that the first marriage prize for couples before the age of 25 is 1000 yuan! Local response
On August 29th, the news of Changshan County, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, offering a reward of 1000 yuan to first-time couples aged 25 and below to the bride attracted attention.
Since August 24, the local government has announced a series of optimized fertility policies, including this policy, through the official WeChat official account "Changshan Publishing".
On August 29th, Red Star News learned from the staff of the Marriage Registration Center of Changshan County Civil Affairs Bureau that the policy has now begun to be implemented, and some eligible couples have applied for the reward. "This policy does not have any age requirements for the male partner, but it requires that the male partner is also getting married for the first time."
According to data previously released by the Changshan County Bureau of Statistics, the natural population growth rate of Changshan County in 2022 was -1.2 ‰.
The woman gets married for the first time before the age of 25, and the man also gets married for the first time
Reward couples 1000 yuan
According to the "Changshan Release" released on August 24th, Changshan recently issued the "Several Measures to Optimize the Birth Policy in Changshan County", providing a demographic dividend and lasting momentum for Changshan County to build the "first gateway to western Zhejiang", including the "first marriage subsidy policy".
The Red Star News reporter saw that the specific content of the policy is: "For couples in our county who are both registered for the first time and the female partner is 25 years old and below, a reward of 1000 yuan will be given."
The "first marriage subsidy policy" needs to meet certain conditions, including that at least one of the men and women is the registered residence of Changshan County, the woman is 25 years old and below, both men and women are first married, and both men and women must jointly go through marriage registration with the marriage registration authority of Changshan County Civil Affairs Bureau.
"We have made it quite clear in the document that as long as these conditions are met, rewards can be applied for. From the policy perspective, there is no requirement for the age of the male partner, but the male partner is also the first marriage." On August 29th, a staff member of the Marriage Registration Center of Changshan County Civil Affairs Bureau told Red Star News reporters that this policy has begun to be implemented. As long as the marriage certificate is obtained, those who meet the conditions can submit applications. "Many couples have already submitted applications. I haven't said when this policy will be implemented yet, but I think it's just a newly introduced policy and it shouldn't be cancelled in the short term."
The staff member stated that after review, a reward of 1000 yuan will be directly transferred to either spouse's Changshan social security card. That is to say, applicants need to have a local social security card, and eligible couples need to apply within 30 days from the date of marriage registration.