In order to allow more elderly people to apply for and enjoy the "Old Age Pension" in a timely manner, the person in charge of the Elderly Care Service Office of the Yancheng City Civil Affairs Bureau was interviewed by reporters on hot issues such as the applicants for the Elder

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html On August 15, the media reported the news that Yancheng "senior pension" standards had been doubled, which aroused widespread concern among the elderly group. In order to allow more elderly people to apply for and enjoy the "Old Age Pension" in a timely manner, the person in charge of the Elderly Care Service Office of the Yancheng City Civil Affairs Bureau was interviewed by reporters on hot issues such as the applicants for the Elderly Pension, application methods and precautions, and answered questions one by one. Solve doubts.

asked: What is Senior Citizen?

Answer: The Elderly Care Fund is an important policy to benefit the people implemented by Jiangsu Province to carry forward the traditional virtues of respecting the elderly of the Chinese nation and improve the elderly’s sense of happiness and gain. Corresponding standard seniority pensions will be issued at three different age groups for those aged 100 and above.

asked: Who can apply for the Senior Citizen Pension?

Answer: The "Notice on the Issuance of Elderly Pension to Elderly People Over 80 Years Old" (Su Minfu [2011] No. 6 and Su Caishe [2011] No. 47) clearly stipulates that registered elderly people over 80 years old can apply for the elderly pension. Equivalently, as long as your household registration is in Yancheng City and your ID card shows that you are over 80 years old, you are eligible to apply for the Senior Citizen Pension in the month when you turn 80.

asked: How much money can I get when I apply for the Senior Citizen Pension?

Answer: On August 1, 2021, Yancheng City further improved the standards for senior pension payment. Seniors aged 80 to 90 years old will receive an increase from 50 yuan per person per month to 100 yuan per person per month; senior citizens aged 90 to 99 years old will receive an increase from 100 yuan per person per month to 200 yuan per person per month; senior citizens aged 100 and above will receive an increase from 100 yuan to 200 yuan per month. The fee is increased from RMB 300 per person per month to RMB 600 per person per month. After the bid was raised, Yancheng City’s senior pension payment standards ranked first in the province.

asked: How to apply for the Senior Citizen Pension?

Answer: Elderly people who are over 80 years old take the initiative to apply to the village (neighborhood) committee where their household registration is located, and bring their ID cards and relevant materials to the village (residence) where they are registered (if it is done by a relative, the agent will provide relevant information) Proof of identity), please consult your village (neighborhood) committee for specific materials required. At present, Binhai has implemented online application processing. Applicants only need to enter the "My Yancheng App" and follow the path of "Government Affairs - District and County Services - Binhai County - Binhai Services - Senior Citizen Fund Application". Implement online processing.

asked: After making a request to apply for the Senior Citizen Pension, how long do I need to wait before I can enjoy the Senior Citizen Pension?

Answer: After the elderly apply, they still need to complete the following two processes before they can enjoy the Senior Citizen Pension. One is approval. After the village (neighborhood) committee verifies the materials submitted by the applicant, it will be submitted to the town (street) for review (completed within 7 working days). After completing the review, it will be submitted to the county (city, district) civil affairs department, and the application will be submitted to the county (city, district) civil affairs department within 7 working days. Approval completed within working days. The second is publicity. The county (city, district) civil affairs department will publicize qualified applicants in an appropriate manner for 7 days. If there is no objection to the publicity, senior pension will be issued from the month of approval. If the applicant does not meet the conditions, the applicant will be informed in writing.

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Question: If I apply for the senior pension when I am 85 years old, will the previous five years be repaid to me?

Answer: The "Notice on Further Improving the Disbursement of Senior Citizen Pension" (Yanmin Aging [2017] No. 2) clearly stipulates that if there are special circumstances such as insufficient policy publicity or delay in application and approval by staff, resulting in the elderly If you fail to declare and receive the pension in time, you should consult with the local financial department for a reissue. The pension payment policy of Jiangsu Province has been implemented since March 1, 2011, so those who are over 80 years old before March 1, 2011 are not included in the scope of repayment. For example, I was 82 years old before March 1, 2011, and I only applied for the Senior Citizen Pension this year (when I was 92). I will only be reimbursed the Senior Citizen Pension between the ages of 83 and 92.

asked: Now that the standard of Senior Citizen Gold has been raised, will the replacement of Senior Citizen Gold be based on the previous standard or the current standard?

Answer: The age groups before the standards were raised will be reissued according to the old standards, and the age groups after the standards are raised will be reissued according to the new standards. For example, for an 86-year-old man who starts to enjoy the senior pension in October 2021, the repayment principle is that the repayment standard before August 1, 2021 is 50 yuan per person per month, and the repayment standard will be 50 yuan per person per month in August and September 2021. The monthly repayment standard for senior pension is 100 yuan per person per month.

asked: If I live in Yandu District , do I submit an application to the local village (neighborhood) committee?

Answer: To be precise, the application is submitted to the village (neighborhood) committee where the household registration is located. The issuance of pensions for the elderly is based on the principle of territorial management, and the civil affairs department of the county (city, district) government is specifically responsible for the issuance and management of pensions for the elderly in their respective jurisdictions. In other words, if an elderly person whose household registration is in Tinghu District and is over 80 years old and lives in Yandu District, the elderly person can only apply for the senior-age pension in Tinghu District and cannot apply for the senior-age pension in Yandu District. .

asked: If I move my household registration to another area on the 15th of this month, can I still enjoy this month’s pension?

Answer: Yes, the pension for the month when the household registration is moved out will be distributed by the place of moving out, and from the month after the move out, the pension will be paid by the place of moving in.

asked: Can an elderly person who died this month receive the senior citizen pension for that month?

Answer: Yes, the pension will be stopped from the month after the death of the elderly person.

asked: In addition to senior pension, are there any other pension benefits for seniors over 80 years old?

Answer: There are many other elderly care policies to benefit the people, such as the government purchasing door-to-door services, basic life services for the elderly with special needs, home aging modifications for the families of the elderly in need, and care for family members of disabled (dementia) elderly people. For training and other policies, please consult the local civil affairs department for details.

(Zhao Liang)