China to Keep Expanding Basic and Safety-Net Welfare, Civil Affairs Ministry Says

TREE NEWS update: China will continue advancing inclusive, basic and safety-net livelihood programs, Civil Affairs Minister Li Changguan said at a State Council Information Office briefing on September 23. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the country regularly guaranteed basic living support for 39.36 million low-income recipients, 4.88 million people in extreme poverty, and 570,000 orphans and de facto unattended children, while two subsidy programs reached 11.98 million disabled people in difficulty and 16.75 million with severe disabilities.