Article 26 Policies and measures to relieve difficulties for the elderly care service industry

[Report from the press conference from the National New Office]

A few days ago, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments issued the "Several Policies and Measures for the Supporting Supporting and Supporting Supporting Service Industry of Pension Care Service", which proposed measures such as rent reduction and exemption, tax reduction and exemption, social insurance support, financial support, and epidemic prevention support. Specific policies and measures.

At present, what is the overall situation of my country's pension care service industry? How to ensure that all parties form a joint force and promote the effectiveness of relief support policies and measures? How should we promote the sustainable and healthy development of the industry in the future? On September 1, the State Council's Press Office held a routine briefing and responded to related issues.

"'One Old and One Little' is a family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs." Su Wei, deputy secretary -general of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that solving the problem of "one old and one small" is an important manifestation of the people -centered development thinking. The long -term healthy development of the elderly care service industry is related to the active response to the national strategy of the population aging and the implementation of the three -child fertility policy. It is related to the promise of the country's "14th Five -Year Plan" major people's livelihood commitment, and it is also related to the happiness of millions of households.

Su Wei introduced that in recent years, planning policies such as the "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" National Aging Career Development and Pension Service System Plan "and" Opinions on Promoting the Healthy Development of Pension Care Service "have been introduced one after another, creating a good environment for the long -term development of the industry. Essence There are already more than 300 prefecture -level cities (districts) nationwide compiled the overall solution of "one old and one small" to comprehensively integrate resource forces, and take out the "real gold and silver" such as land, housing, finance, investment and financing, and talent. Policy packs to promote high -quality development of pension care services.

At the same time, Su Wei also mentioned that in the past two years, the influence of the elderly care service industry is affected by factors such as the epidemic, which is generally facing outstanding problems such as rising operating costs, and urgently need to implement assistance measures.

"The policies and measures introduced this time are mainly focused on the outstanding problems facing the current pension care service industry. They adhere to the problem orientation, and provide targeted support to provide strong support for the sustainable development of the industry." The Development and Reform Commission will together with relevant departments, adhere to the departmental coordination, up and down linkage, vigorously promote the implementation of various policies, and help market entities in the field of pension care services to relieve difficulties.

According to statistics, as of the end of 2021, the elderly 60 and above in my country reached 267 million, accounting for 18.9%of the total population. Li Yongxin, the head of the Pension Service Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said that the elderly population in my country is large, fast aging, and elderly groups such as senior age, disability, lonely, and staying behind are increasing. Eclectic expectations for socialized professional services conveniently.

In Li Yongxin's opinion, this time the promulgation measures can not only be targeted to promote the difficulties and problems currently facing the current elderly care service industry, but also release a positive signal to further support the development of the pension service industry, which will help further mention it. The confidence in the service industry in the agent and the elderly, accelerate the upgrading of pension services in various places, so as to use effective supply to drive the needs of service and better meet the needs of the good life of the elderly.

"More than 70 % of the nursery institutions have less than 3 years of operation. Most of the self -raised construction funds, most of them belong to small and micro enterprises." Rigid expenditures such as salary and other rigid expenses, and it has risen year by year. Under the impact of the epidemic, the nursery institution itself is difficult to resolve these rigid expenditures.

Du Xixue believes that the implementation of accurate and effective relief support policies. In the short term, it will alleviate issues such as survival and development and balance of revenue and expenditure in the nursery institution. Supply of childcare services, reduce the burden of family nurturing, and promote the implementation of the three -child fertility policy.

"Earnation services are closely related to the lives of the masses." Du Xixue said that in the future, he will continue to pay attention to the prominent problems facing the development of nursery services, strengthen departmental cooperation, strengthen policy implementation, improve the optimization solution in a timely manner, and implement the implementation of bailout support policies into implementation. , Help the nursery institutions over the difficulties, boost the confidence of the industry, accelerate the recovery of nursery services, and ensure the sustainable development of childcare services. (Reporter Liu Kun)

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