Abstract
According to incomplete statistics, the number of families that have lost their only child had reached more than one million in China currently, following an annual increase by 76,000. The problem of elder care of these families that have lost their only child has become a hot issue in China. Legislation and relevant policies about families that have lost their only child are not sufficient, which have caused the lack of basis on establishing a reasonable elder care system of those families. This paper is aiming to address the rights as a core and further supplement on the basis of the present situation of families that have lost their only child, therefore implement to build the pension right system of loss of only child families. Meanwhile, we also strive to put forward specific advices on establishing legislation and relevant policies.
Highlights
China has been implementing a nationwide family planning policy since 1973
The problem of elder care of these families that have lost their only child has become a hot issue in China
The function of family is divided into two major aspects, survival and development, which are embodied in reproductive function, tending and elder care function, economic function, educational and social functions, emotional communication capabilities, rest and entertainment functions and so on
Summary
China has been implementing a nationwide family planning policy since 1973. The majority of couples at reproductive age responded to the call and only gave birth to one baby. The problem of elder care of these families that have lost their only child has become a hot issue in China. At the end of 2007, China’s Ministry of Finance with National Population and Family Planning Commission jointly issued the Special Assistance System for the Family Planning Under this policy, woman at least 49 years old, who had lost their only child, would get no less than 100 Yuan each month. Legislation and relevant policies about families that have lost their only child are not sufficient, which have caused the lack of basis on establishing a reasonable elder care system of those families. The lack of pension rights in elder care of families that have lost their only child is list below
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