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Sunday, June 5, 2011

Challenges facing billions of social security system of elderly population in China

Reporter Ye Zi in the sixth national census data released in recent days, it is very compelling, the elderly population is increasing particularly fast: population aged over 60 per cent of the total population of 13.26%, 8.87% per cent of the population aged over 65, compared with the 2000 national census, increased the proportion of the population aged over 60, by 2.93%, the proportion of the population over 65 years old increased by 1.91%. Recommended reading insurance weekly: variable amount annuity pilot started Beijing Shanghai five city first wins insurance enterprises violations promotions penalty 500,000 insurance ring "Wang yawei" emerge surface exaggerated income does not to risk silver insurance disputes constantly should first to family "pillar" Shang foot insurance regardless of from lost insurance is zehui Shi Qiming jointly immortal see disk build boutique lecture elderly had billion China aged cause Development Foundation, President of Li baoku said, China is world Shang but one by one a old population over 100 million of national, and annual also to 3.2% of speed growth. By 2018, per cent of the total population of one-sixth of the older population, by 2025, one-fifth 2050 will account for one-third. China's aging population also has a its own characteristics, that is, "before it grows rich and old". Dou Yupei to write a research report, Deputy Minister of Civil Affairs show that because the level of family policy and health improving, just 18 years of time, completes the developed countries decades or even centuries to achieve changes in population age structure. When entering the aging society in developed countries are generally in the $ 5,000 in gross domestic product per capita more than some of the more than US $ 10,000. When the Chinese entered into aging societies gross domestic product per capita is only us $ 840, the current per capita GDP is less than $ 4,000. According to "research on rural ageing in China" report of the research group of Chen Yu Yang, 1.69 times times the rural old population is urban, urban proportion of the older population is 7.97%, and the rural proportion of the older population has more than 18.3%. Lower per capita income of rural residents, according to national statistics of the 2010 national economic and social development, statistical bulletin, annual per capita net income of rural residents of 5,919 Yuan, or about US $ 900. "New protection" lag "new-style rural cooperative" more serious problem is social security system in rural areas lags behind. According to the Ministry of human resources and social security statistics, first quarter of 2011, new rural old-age insurance insurance amounted to 174 million in the number of people, reaching pension treatment 50.03 million people aged 60. The sixth national population census data, kouzhan with a total population of 50.32% people living in rural, rural residents to 674 million, calculated according to the proportion of the rural old-18.3%, elderly aged over 60 of 123 million people in rural areas. In other words, there are more than 73 million of the rural elderly without pensions. New farmers ' insurance system since its inception in September 2009, there have been two accelerated. Scheduled coverage of the 2009 pilot for 10% of the County, until 2020 to basically achieve full coverage. To 2010 has been extended to the 40% County. April 2011 State Council Executive meeting decided that the new farmers ' insurance coverage area ranges from the original plan of 40% per cent, from July 1, which can be seen that the Chinese Government highly values of rural social security and the feeling of urgency. New rural cooperative medical system has been covering the vast majority of farmers, was given a basic medical security of older persons in rural areas. 2010 Government for participation in new rural cooperative farmers ' per capita subsidies of $ 120, $ 30 with the farmers themselves, the total funding level of $ 150, hospital reimbursement rates up to 60%. Claim 6 times capped line reached farmers ' net income, which is $ 30,000. This year, the Central and local financial subsidies to the new-style rural cooperative level had increased from $ 120 to $ 200.