A 71-year-old homeless man living in poverty was found to have five million rubles.
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A 71-year-old homeless man from China surnamed Zhu found out that over 10 years, more than 424 thousand yuan had accumulated in his pension account, which he did not know about.
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Why It Matters
The man worked in a government store for 30 years, but after being fired in the early 2000s, he lived in poverty and did not receive a pension.
In the Chinese city of Changde, a 71-year-old homeless man suddenly discovered that he had more than 424 thousand yuan (5.4 million rubles). This was reported by the South China Morning Post.
A man surnamed Zhu worked in a government store for 30 years. He was laid off in the early 2000s and has been plagued by financial difficulties ever since. He owed money, quarreled with relatives and lived in poverty, looking for things to sell in the trash.
In 2015, Zhu reached retirement age, but did not receive a pension because he thought he was not entitled to one. In the winter of 2024, social workers found a man in an abandoned building in Changde. They checked his personal details and discovered that he had a huge amount accumulated in his retirement account.
At the end of September, the man was given a bank card with ten years of unspent payments. A worker at a social assistance station advised him to take care of his card and beware of telephone scammers. Zhu now intends to rent an apartment in Changde and later visit his hometown of Zhuzhou.
What to Watch
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A man will rent an apartment in Changde and visit Zhuzhou
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Open Questions
- How exactly did social services find the man?
- Will he be able to improve relations with his relatives?
