Daily Archives: October 22, 2011

以房养老,到底离中国的老人有多远呢?

将房子抵押给银行、保险公司等金融机构,评估后获得一笔款项,由金融机构按月发放给抵押人用于养老直到其身 故,被抵押房产处置后用于偿还贷款本息,增值部分还有望归抵押权人所有。这样一种和传统按揭方式相反的“倒按揭”养老模式,几年前在国内短暂露脸后归于沉 寂,近期却又掀起了舆论热议。 讨论起始于今年9月29日,全国政协举办的“大力发展我国养老事业”提案办理会上,“以房养老”的提案再度成为公众关注焦点。近期,中信银行又打破金融产品上的坚冰,在业界率先推出养老按揭业务,将“以房养老”在实操方面推进了一步。 且来看这样一组数据,据国家相关部门统计,截至目前,中国有60岁以上老人1.78亿,占总人口的13.3%。其中失能和半失能老人约3171 万人,大中城市空巢家庭高达70%。近年来,随着老龄化速度的加快,中国已逐步步入老龄化社会,“养老”成为社会保障体系面临的一个非常严峻的问题。Continue

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China explores in-home nursing as aging population pressure grows

2011-10-28 Xinhua News XIAMEN, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) — Although they have three children, 69-year-old Xia Xiuyun and her husband insist on living independently under their own roof, in the southeastern coastal city of Xiamen. The retired couple are among the … Continue reading

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