What are the subsidy policies for fourth child in 2022? Has the country abolished the policy of fines for having four children?

Since July 2021, my country has relaxed the three-child policy, and local governments have introduced corresponding supporting measures. However, people's desire to have children in the later period is still relatively low. Therefore, some regions have relaxed the four-child policy and provided certain subsidy policies. What are the subsidy policies for the fourth child in 2022? Has the country abolished the policy of fines for having four children?

1. What are the subsidy policies for the fourth child in 2022?

The country has not yet issued any documents on the four-child subsidy policy in 2022. Only on March 24, 2022, the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region issued the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Population and Family Planning Regulations, stating that border residents in Guangxi can not only have a fourth child, but can also obtain financial, educational, housing, employment and other support measures like having three children. Therefore, the specific four-child subsidy policy in 2022 depends on the policies issued locally. Let's take a look at the specific subsidy policy for giving birth to four children in Guangxi:

1. Increase maternity leave

For couples who have children in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations, the husband is entitled to five days of prenatal checkup and nursing leave during the wife's pregnancy. After delivery, in addition to the maternity leave prescribed by the state, the wife is granted an additional 60 days of maternity leave for the first child, 70 days for the second child, and 80 days for the third child. The husband is also granted 25 days of nursing leave. Both husband and wife are entitled to a total of 10 days of parental leave each year when their children are between 0 and 3 years old.

2. Those who have difficulty raising babies can increase breastfeeding leave

Female employees who give birth to children in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations and who have difficulty in raising their babies after the maternity leave expires may apply for a breastfeeding leave of no more than twelve months with the consent of their unit. During the breastfeeding leave, wages, allowances and subsidies shall be paid at 80% of the total amount, and promotion, wage adjustment and calculation of length of service shall not be affected.

3. Increase pensions for families with only one child

When employees who practiced family planning during the period when the country advocated that a couple have only one child retire, they will receive an additional monthly pension in accordance with the following provisions: employees who have only given birth to one child or adopted one child in accordance with the law, and employees who have no children after marriage, will receive an additional pension of 5% when they retire; employees who met the conditions for having a second child and only gave birth to one child before March 1, 2014, will receive an additional pension of 10% when they retire.

2. Has the country abolished the policy of imposing fines on children with four children?

The country has not canceled the policy of fines for having four children, but the specific details will depend on the policies issued locally, because the country has only opened up the three-child policy, canceled the social maintenance fee, and cleaned up and abolished relevant penalty regulations. The specific policy is that on July 21, 2021, the National Health Commission issued a decision on optimizing fertility policies to promote the long-term balanced development of the population, stating that in order to implement the three-child policy in accordance with the law, it is necessary to deeply assess the population development situation, work basis and policy implementation risks in the region, and scientifically formulate implementation plans; promptly propose to the provincial-level people's congress or its standing committee to revise the population and family planning regulations of the province (autonomous region, municipality), focusing on revising relevant content such as fertility regulation, rewards and social security, universal childcare services, family planning services and legal responsibilities. The social maintenance fee will be abolished, relevant penalty regulations will be cleaned up and abolished, and household registration, school enrollment, employment, etc. will be completely decoupled from personal fertility status. Therefore, the four-child penalty policy has not been abolished.

Summary: The country has not yet issued any documents regarding the fourth-child subsidy policy in 2022, but the specific details will depend on the policies issued locally. In addition, the country has not yet canceled the policy of fines for having four children, but has only canceled the fines for having three children. Therefore, those who want to have a fourth child can go to the local relevant department for consultation to avoid fines.