Is it legally feasible to directly distribute cash to citizens affected by the epidemic?

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In the past two days, some experts suggested, "After the outbreak in Shanghai, the consumption of many households has declined. This decline in consumption has historical inertia. Today's consumption drops by 1%, and it will decline in the next seven or eight years. Residents will have Psychological shadow. In order to protect the consumption of residents, direct cash subsidies should be given to the affected people. There are about 6 million families in Shanghai, and the 10% with the lowest income are selected. It is not too much to give 10,000 yuan in cash to each of the 600,000 families " Xiaozhi agrees with this expert's bold idea of ​​"distributing 10,000 yuan to needy families", but after all, there is no similar precedent in Shanghai for large-scale discovery of gold, then this method of using taxpayers' money to directly subsidize needy people , is it legally feasible?

Is it legally feasible to directly distribute cash to citizens affected by the epidemic? - Lujuba

1. The post-epidemic rescue obligation is a legal obligation of the government.

The sudden outbreak of the epidemic has been a disaster for various industries in Shanghai, especially the service consumption industries such as catering, tourism, and hotels have dropped to freezing point, making these industries Many practitioners also suddenly lost their source of income, and their lives were in a predicament. (Related information can be found in another article written by Xiaozhi before: Is it legally feasible to directly distribute cash to citizens affected by the epidemic? - Lujuba

From the perspective of brother provincial and municipal operations, such relief measures are not uncommon. For example, Jinan City stipulated in March this year that "the For families and individuals who have temporary difficulties in basic life due to medical treatment and other reasons, the assistance limit can be appropriately raised based on the current policy based on the standard of no more than 1,000 yuan. For those who cannot return to work due to the impact of the epidemic and have no source of income for three consecutive months, Migrant workers and other uninsured unemployed persons who have difficulties in life and cannot be covered by unemployment insurance policies , who are not included in the scope of minimum living allowances, upon application by themselves, in principle, shall not exceed the three-month urban minimum living allowance standard, from the place of work Or the place of habitual residence to issue a one-time temporary relief fund.”Therefore, in law, there is not only a clear basis for directly disbursing funds to the trapped people, but also a reference from others.

Second, the government’s social assistance Responsibilities are not limited to discovering gold

As the saying goes, "It is better to teach a man to fish than to give a man a fish." Discovering gold can certainly relieve the thirst of the affected people for a while, but it is not a long-term solution after all, and it is not enough to comprehensively help the affected people to resume their daily lives.

From the perspective of the State Council's "Social Assistance Regulations", the relief and assistance for groups affected by the epidemic can be comprehensive and multi-dimensional according to the different characteristics of different groups in difficulty. For those in difficulty, the government can provide corresponding medical assistance to help them tide over the difficulties; for those in difficulty who are unemployed due to the impact of the epidemic, they can "through loan discounts, social insurance subsidies, job subsidies, training subsidies, fee reductions, public welfare job placement and other methods, and provide employment assistance.” Therefore, through these multiple assistance methods, individual needs can be better addressed and the assistance can be more targeted. The next step depends on the actual operation of the government. What do you think?

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