CHINA: Beijing Funeral Expense Fund Included in Elderly Pension

BEIJING (Global Action on Ageing), August 8, 2006: When Beijing workers die, their families receive 800 yuan (approximately $100) from the funeral expense fund. This year, the Beijing municipal labor and social security department plans to put funeral expenses under the authority of the old age pension system. In the past, workers' units denied funeral expenses to families of deceased workers who got into disputes with the unit. Now the funeral expense fund is included in the elderly pension. It will guarantee payment of funeral expenses and more than 1.5 million workers will be benefit from the policy. Copyright © Global Action on Aging