Urban Life
Social Welfare and Relief
The growth of Shanghai’s social welfare and relief programs gained pace, and
a Shanghai-style senior care system featuring
different standards was
established. By the end of 2008, the city
had a total of 582 seniors’homes,
providing 80,600 beds.
There were also 228 community-based elderly day-care
centers.
The governments at all levels invested 1.401 billion yuan
in
public relief programs. More people were covered by the hous-
ing
welfare program as the government expanded the program.
The number of
families enjoying the low-rent housing reached
44,000. The city steadily
increased help to the disabled people.
The year saw 82 charitable businesses
start operation in the
city, offering jobs to an additional 1,385 disabled
people. The
city also renovated barrier-free facilities at 628 public
venues.
