Question: what are the ministries doing in 2026It's trueWhat
Xinhua, xinhua visibility point journalist
In 2026EmploymentI don't knowHousingMedicalAgeingWhat are the new changes to be made in the field of livelihood? In the recent past, the ministries have held intensive working meetings and arrangements for their deployment. Xinhua point of vision, a journalist, has combed out life initiatives that are closely related to our daily lives。
Employment: strengthening the rights and interests of persons in flexible employment and new forms of employment
Employment is the greatest livelihood. In 2026, the human welfare department will carry out an intensive programme to improve the quality of employment by focusing on priority groups, improving the quality of employment services and promoting full and quality employment。
The head of the employment promotion department of the ministry of human resources and social security has indicated that efforts will be made to stabilize jobs, improve the implementation of stock-taking policies such as job return, employment subsidies and guaranteed loans, and to study the timely introduction of incremental policies, with a focus on supporting enterprises in traditional sectors with high employment capacity, such as labour-intensive ones, to stabilize existing jobs。
“we will continue to increase our efforts to improve the quality of employment, to strengthen the protection of the rights and interests of persons in flexible, new forms of employment, to support their participation in employee insurance and to safeguard the basic rights and interests of older workers.” the officer-in-charge indicated that he would pool his efforts to expand new employment opportunities, focusing on further employment expansion in areas such as new quality productivity, consumption hot spots and major engineering projects。
Housing: promotion of the current system of sale and regulation of pre-sale funds
What will be the focus of the focus on stabilizing the real estate market in 2026, as it moves towards a high profile
The minister of housing, urban and rural construction, nishon, indicated that the acquisition of stock of commodity houses for use as secure housing, housing, dormitories, talent housing, etc. Would be facilitated by the use of stock areas in connection with urban renewal and urban upgrading。
Neon indicated that the construction of a new model for real estate development would be accelerated, with a view to boosting the current system of house sales and achieving “whatever you see” against delivery risks. Pre-sales continue to be implemented, regulating the regulation of pre-sale funds and effectively safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of home buyers。
At the same time, the reform of the housing pension system will be deepened. Implementation of actions to improve the quality of property services, exploring new models for the coordinated operation of neighbourhood committees, business committees and enterprises providing property services under the auspices of the community party, exploring the “property services + living services” model and promoting “property services into the family”。
Fertility: to achieve this year's birth without much money
The previous national conference on medical security made it clear that, depending on the capacity of the health insurance fund, the level of medical coverage for prenatal check-ups would be reasonably increased, with a view to achieving “non-payment” for individuals giving birth within the framework of the national basic realization policy for 2026。
It is worth noting that if the insured person chooses to give birth at a higher standard of service, or uses, for example, medical supplies that are not covered by the maternity insurance, they cannot be reimbursed using maternity insurance。
By the end of november 2025, there were 259 million participants in the national maternity insurance. The national maternity allowance is paid directly to insured persons. Qualified programmes for assisted reproduction have been incorporated into health insurance payments throughout the country, and 11 provinces have achieved full coverage of hospital delivery costs within the policy framework。
Next, the national health insurance institute will promote the inclusion of flexible employment, migrant workers and new forms of employment in maternity insurance coverage. Explore the development of basic service packages, including antenatal screening projects, to reduce the burden of medical costs on insured persons for childbirth. The appropriate birth pain relief project is programmed into the fund's payments, and the management of health insurance for the improvement of assistive reproductive technology project is implemented. Full realization of the maternity allowance is paid directly to the insured in accordance with the procedure。
Older persons: building an accessible system of old-age services
By the end of 2025, our population was 320 million people aged 60 years and over. An effective response to population ageing has implications for the overall development of the country and for the well-being of millions of people。
A national civil affairs conference has been held in recent days to set up a series of arrangements for the establishment of an accessible pension service。
The relevant officials of the ministry of civil affairs have indicated that the next step is to strengthen the care of older persons who are mentally disabled and who live alone and live in an empty nest; to strengthen the institutionalization of old-age services; to fully implement the programme of subsidies for the consumption of old-age services; and to implement the system of professional qualifications for old-age service providers。
In addition, priority will be given to the development of rural old-age services, which will lead to the establishment of mechanisms for the integration of civil administration at the district level, the organization of townships and municipalities, and the implementation of village “two committees”。
Education: launching a new round of “two-class” construction
In 2026, the ministry of education will launch a new round of “two-class” construction that will make a comprehensive contribution to the high-quality development of local general higher education institutions and promote a major regional approach to applied higher education institutions。
With a view to rationalizing the layout and number of higher education institutions, the ministry of education will promote the allocation of additional resources for higher education in favour of the major population departments and the central and western regions, as well as the development of support mechanisms for higher education in the central and western regions, and accelerate the revitalization of higher education in the central and western regions。
According to the ministry of education, in 2026, the allocation of resources for basic education will continue to be optimized to better respond to changes in the school-age population, to improve the model of early warning for the monitoring of national degrees, and to conduct a comprehensive pilot reform of the basic education resource allocation mechanism, with a focus on supporting the establishment and expansion of quality general high schools and high schools in urban areas and areas with low basic infrastructure。
Consumption: optimizing the implementation of the old-for-new policy on consumer goods
The national conference on development and reform stated that the implementation of the old policy of replacing consumer goods would be optimized by 2026. The recent national business work conference has also proposed the optimization of consumer goods in exchange for new policies and the promotion of commodity consumption expansion。
The deputy director of the policy research unit of the national development and reform commission (pnrc) indicated that efforts would be made to increase the “recoverable rate” of priority consumer goods with wide population coverage and high driving power, and to adjust the flat rate of subsidies to the rate of the car price on the basis of the maintenance of the upper limit of the car allowance, and the new level 1 subsidy for household electricity to 15 per cent of the price of the product and a ceiling of $1,500 for individual subsidies。
In order to optimize the implementation of the “two new” policy, the national development and reform commission, together with the ministry of finance, has issued to the local authorities a plan for the first instalment of 62. 5 billion yuan over-long-term special national debt to support consumer goods in exchange for new funds in 2026。
“in 2026, consumer goods were replaced with old and new products to support green smart commodity consumption more strongly, such as the purchase of new subsidies to incorporate smart watch bracelets, smart glasses, etc. The new `new' refers not only to new commodities, but also to policy support to guide, provide a wider market for new products and technologies and try to move away from new tracks and industries. The head of the department of commerce said。
“three farmers”: making farmers' lives richer and better
In 2025, my country's “three farmers” work handed over its bright-eyed report card — an annual food production of 14,2. 75 billion pounds, a record high and an increase of 0. 3 percentage points in soybeans' self-sufficiency; a sufficient supply of fruit and vegetable tea, meat and egg milk and water products; and an increasingly rich and healthy table for the population。
The recent meeting of directors of the national agricultural and rural department deployed in 2026 to focus on securing food and vital agricultural products and to invest in improving the productive capacity and quality of agricultural production; to consolidate the gains of the scaling up of poverty reduction efforts and to create a coherent mechanism to prevent the return to poverty; to promote the steady growth of farmers and the vigorous development of rural rich industries; and to promote sustainable development and rural development in the united states. While securing the jobs of more than 1. 4 billion chinese, every effort has been made to increase the sense of well-being of farmers。
In addition, the application of agricultural science, technology and innovation and the application of results will be accelerated, rural reform priorities will be promoted and efforts will be made to modernize agriculture as a major industry, make rural areas more or less equipped with modern living conditions, make the lives of farmers richer and better, and provide the basis for further modernization in china。
