Nantou County’s Double Ninth Festival Elderly Gift Fund will be distributed on October 2, benefiting more than 116,000 people

In response to the annual Double Ninth Festival and to express its care for local elders, the Nantou County Government announced that Nantou County’s annual Double Ninth Festival gift money for the elderly will be distributed from today (2nd) to November 2nd. The estimated number of beneficiaries in the county has exceeded 116,000, including 164 Rui people. A total of approximately 115.56 million yuan in gifts for the elderly has been distributed, hoping to allow the elders to enjoy the holiday warmly.

The County Government’s Social and Labor Bureau stated that this year’s recipients of the elderly gift money include aborigines aged 55 to 64 years old (about 3,611 people, each receiving 500 yuan), and elderly people aged 65 to 99 years old (about 11 There are 2,249 people (2,249 people, each person will receive 1,000 yuan), and people over 100 years old (164 people, each person will receive 10,000 yuan). The relevant application qualifications are handled in accordance with the "Nantou County Double Ninth Festival Respect for the Elderly Gift Payment Operation Regulations".

This distribution operation has been entrusted to the 13 township (town, city) offices in the county to assist in the process. Among them, the remittance operation in Puli Town has been completed early from September 14th to 17th. The payment method is divided into two types: "cash collection" and "remittance". Elderly people who choose to receive cash can collect it at the designated location according to the notice of the office, or the village chief or village secretary can deliver it to the house in person; for those who choose remittance, the office will directly transfer it to the account of the elderly; for centenarian Rui, personnel from the county social and labor bureau will personally visit him.

The county government reminds that if the elders want to switch to remittance in 2016, they can fill out the "Nantou County Government Chongyang Festival Respect for the Elderly Gift Financial Account Remittance Application Form" from November 3 today to July 31 next year, apply to the township and city office where the household registration is located, or go to the county government's "Online e-counter - Social and Labor Bureau - Double Ninth Festival Respect for the Elderly Gift Money Remittance Online Application Service". If the public has any questions about the payment schedule, they can directly contact the Social Affairs Section or Civil Affairs Section of the local government office for inquiries.