Extend maternity leave and grant birth allowances
From "double two children" and "two children alone" to "full two children", after more than ten years of gradual adjustment, the right to have children is gradually returning to the family. However, the implementation of the "two-child comprehensive" policy has been carried out for more than two years. Although the birth rate and natural growth rate have increased, they have not played a significant boost.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in the first year of the implementation of the “Comprehensive Two-Child” policy, in 2016, the national birth population was 17.86 million, with a birth rate of 12.95‰ and a natural growth rate of 5.86‰. However, by 2017, the annual birth population was 17.23 million, the birth rate was 12.43‰, and the natural growth rate was 5.32‰. All three indicators were down from 2016.
Lu Jiehua, a population expert and professor of sociology at Peking University, told the client of Zhongxin Jingwei that families with fertility wishes will give birth in the first year of the full liberalization of the two-child policy. As the fertility desire declines, the birth rate will also have The decline.
In response to this situation, the reproductive policies of various places have become increasingly active. Liaoning Province clearly proposed to establish and improve a comprehensive two-child supporting policy including birth support and child rearing. We will improve the policies on taxation, education, social security, housing, etc. of the family, explore more preferential policies for families with two children, reduce the burden of childbearing, and improve the system of family planning rewards and spouses.
The "Opinions on Accelerating the Implementation of the Comprehensive Two-Child Support Policy" issued by Xianning City, Hubei Province, started with medical, education, social security, extension of maternity leave, provision of maternity subsidies, and maternal and child facilities, and improved relevant policies.
Xianning City proposed to encourage qualified institutions, enterprises and institutions to extend maternity leave for two or more children within the policy to 6 months, and spouse care leave extended to one month; The medical expenses that meet the prescribed requirements are included in the scope of medical insurance reimbursement, and the maximum annual payment limit is 900 yuan. The second or above children born in the policy can reduce the amount of the teaching fee for a certain amount of the kindergartens and inclusive private kindergartens in the jurisdiction.
According to the report of the Beijing News at the end of July 2017, after the implementation of the “Comprehensive Two-Child” policy, 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country extended maternity leave and adjusted the calculation method of maternity leave to “98 days of national holidays and birth rewards”. . The maternity leave for each province varies from 30 days to 3 months, and maternity leave for female employees varies from 128 days to 190 days.