Huanqiu Times reports that, per the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on October 10, basic pension insurance covered 1.079 billion people at the end of September, with the three social insurance funds holding a combined 11.2 trillion yuan.
Huanqiu Times relayed social insurance figures given by a Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security official at the State Council Information Office briefing on October 10. At the end of September, 1.079 billion people were enrolled in basic pension insurance, 251 million in unemployment insurance and 327 million in work injury insurance.
광고 문의 · 300×250On fund size, Huanqiu says the cumulative balance of the three social insurance funds came to 11.2 trillion yuan. The numbers are as announced by officials; details of the statistical basis would need to be confirmed in later materials.
Among the priorities, officials listed encouraging flexible and new-form workers to join employee pension insurance. Enterprise annuities are to be extended through pilot programs, and the personal pension system will continue to be advanced.
On operations, the plan includes improving rules for transferring and continuing social insurance records, letting more services be handled nationwide, promoting single-card use of social security cards, and strengthening fund supervision while preserving and growing fund value.
Officials said the steps aim to make social security more substantial, better optimized and more reliable. This article is based on Huanqiu Times reporting.
