养老服务消费券覆盖范围扩大，246万失能老年人已获补助

国家向符合条件的失能老年人发放养老服务消费券，以财政补贴的方式帮助他们支付养老服务费用。截至10月7日，该政策已惠及超过246万人1。根据民政部介绍，消费券的发放对象为经统一评估达到中度、重度或完全失能等级的老年人1。

消费券的使用遵循明确的时间管理制度，当月核发的消费券须在当月内使用，次月自动失效1。申领人需以实际居住地为依据提出申请1。为简化程序，2024年7月后已做过能力评估的老年人无需重新进行评估1。消费券可在规定范围内抵扣居家、社区和机构等多种形式的养老服务费用，覆盖助餐、助浴、康复评估、健康管理等服务1。

为进一步扩大服务供给，民政部正推动更多服务机构入库1。截至今年6月底，全国养老机构和设施已达到38.8万个，其中社区养老服务机构和设施达35万个1。

The Chinese government has distributed elderly care service vouchers to more than 2.46 million people as of October 7, targeting seniors assessed as moderately disabled or more severely impaired 1. The vouchers, subsidized by public funds, enable eligible elderly residents to deduct the cost of care services from their out-of-pocket expenses across home-based, community, and institutional settings 1.

According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, beneficiaries must apply based on their actual place of residence, with vouchers issued and valid for use within the same month before automatically expiring the following month 1. Seniors who underwent capacity assessments after July 2024 are exempt from reassessment procedures 1. The program encompasses a range of services including meal assistance, bathing support, rehabilitation assessments, and health management 1.

To expand service availability, authorities are actively recruiting additional care providers into the system 1. As of the end of June this year, China maintained 388,000 elderly care institutions and facilities nationwide, including 350,000 community-based care organizations and facilities 1.