In addition to the pension for the elderly, Hsinchu County began to distribute "respect gifts for the elderly" to certain qualified persons last year. Applications will be accepted from April 1st to September 30th.

(Photo by reporter Huang Meizhu)

[Reporter Huang Meizhu/Hsinchu Report] The Hsinchu County Government issued a gift of 10,000 yuan last year to benefit 2,193 elders who were unable to receive the welfare allowance for the elderly due to the time threshold for naturalization.

County magistrate Yang Wenke weighed the current financial situation, and on the premise of maintaining the exclusion of wealth and not affecting the central government's subsidy to the county government, he decided to continue to distribute 10,000 yuan in gifts for the elderly this year, and from April 1st to September 30th this year Applications are accepted and sent out in mid-July and mid-November.

Yang Wenke called on qualified elders of the village to prepare relevant materials to apply at the township or municipal office where their household registration is located after receiving the notification. The sooner they apply, the sooner they will receive it.

According to the Social Affairs Department of the County Government, the three requirements for this year’s Respect for the Elderly Gifts are: 1. At least 65 years old this year; 2. Registered in Hsinchu County after August 1, 2005; 3. Has continued to register as of the date of application Over 10 years.

Elders who have applied and qualified last year can receive it without application this year.

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In addition, people who have lived in China for less than 183 days in the last year, who are currently serving in the military, public education, or public sector employees, who have received government subsidies for shelter and resettlement, who have served a sentence in prison, or who have been detained or imprisoned due to a case cannot receive the gift for the elderly.

As for the wealth exclusion clauses of the gift money for the elderly, it is the same as the annuity for the elderly, that is: 1. In 2021, the total personal comprehensive income will exceed 500,000 yuan.

2. The total current value of personal land and houses announced exceeds 5 million yuan.

3. Possess military, public and educational retirement (job) funds (including government affairs and public undertakings).

4. Possess welfare allowances for old farmers (fishers).

5. Those who have honored people will be supported and given. None of them can receive it.

In order to speed up the distribution schedule, they will give priority to those who have passed the review of the application last year and the elders who applied and passed the review from April 1 to June 30 this year, and will give priority to receiving them in mid-July this year.

Those who apply and pass the review from July 1 to September 30 will be issued in mid-November this year.