According to the seventh census, the number of elderly people over 80 in China has reached 35.8 million, most of whom, especially those in rural areas, only receive a pension of 1 10,000 yuan a month, which is 1 10,000 yuan a year, belonging to low-income groups. Starting from 2023, the elderly will receive a unified old-age allowance of 3,600 yuan, which will be good news, because for the elderly living in rural areas, 3,600 yuan is a huge income, equivalent to six months of subsistence allowances and 1 month of urban pension income. With this money, they can live well in the countryside.

It is a fact that the elderly enjoy the old age allowance.

Old age allowance is actually old age allowance, which is a welfare system for the elderly. According to Article 33 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly, the state encourages local governments to establish an old-age allowance system for low-income elderly people over 80 years old. At present, 3 1 provinces and cities in China have established the old age allowance system, and the old age allowance is paid to people who meet the age conditions on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. Therefore, it is a fact that the elderly enjoy the old age allowance.

However, there is no mandatory requirement for the object and standard of payment for the elderly in the whole country, which means that the policies for the elderly are different in different places. Most of them stipulate that the elderly who have reached the age of 80 and enjoy the pension for urban and rural residents can enjoy it, excluding retirees, including Zhejiang Province; In some places, it is stipulated that all elderly people over the age of 80 with local household registration are treated as inclusive.

To tell the truth, most people over the age of 80 retired in the 20th century, and their income was generally low. In addition, they often get sick, often go to the hospital, and their pensions are often not enough. It can be said that giving 3600 yuan old age allowance is a timely help, which shows their care and help for the elderly. We have no reason not to support giving comfort to the old man.

The unified payment of 3600 yuan old age allowance is only for some elderly people in some areas.

As China's elderly population has reached 35.8 million, the base is very large, and the unified payment is 3,600 yuan, and its subsidy funds reach 1 100 million yuan, which is an astronomical figure and a huge test and burden for the national financial budget. With such a large subsidy fund, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will certainly issue relevant notices in advance and will not issue subsidies inexplicably. For this reason, I specifically inquired about official website, and there was no news that the old age allowance of 3,600 yuan was not uniformly distributed, which means that it is not true, at least not nationwide.

However, someone left a message on the Internet saying that an old age allowance of 3,600 yuan was paid, which shows that it is not groundless. After verification, the unified payment of 3600 yuan for the elderly is the payment standard for some elderly people in some places, not the national payment standard.

This includes Anhui Province, which distributes the elderly in three grades, namely, 80 -89 years old, 90 -99 years old, 100 years old and above, and each person in 360 yuan and 720 yuan is 3600 yuan per year. Therefore, the unified payment of 3,600 yuan by the elderly online may mean that all elderly people in Anhui Province 100 and above can enjoy it. In other words, the unified payment of 3600 yuan for the elderly is not available to all elderly people, and most elderly people do not enjoy this standard. However, everything has accidents. Lishui City, Zhejiang Province stipulates that the elderly who have reached the age of 90 will receive 1 10,000 yuan every year, and the elderly who have reached 1 10,000 yuan will receive 5,000 yuan every year. Obviously, the distribution standards across the country are not uniform.

Some suggestions on granting old age allowance

The old age allowance is a good welfare for the elderly, but in order to enjoy the old age allowance more and better, I have two suggestions here: First, let go of the scope of the old age allowance, which should be aimed at the elderly over 80 with local household registration, so as to cover more elderly people, including retirees; Second, the state uniformly stipulates the minimum standards, channels and names of the old age allowance, establishes an adjustment mechanism for the old age allowance that is compatible with the level of economic and social development and the actual needs of the elderly, and increases the social welfare of the elderly.