Disabled in Beijing to get higher subsidies

BEIJING - The 109,900 people with disabilities in the capital will receive an annual total of 215 million yuan ($32.5 million) in living subsidies from the New Year, the Beijing Disabled Persons' Federation (BDPF) announced on Thursday.

"We want to make sure people with disabilities can also benefit from the capital's rapid development," BDPF's vice-president Wu Xuewen told a news briefing.

According to the new policy, people with Beijing hukou (residency permits) who receive minimum living allowances from the civil affairs departments will receive an extra monthly subsidy of 100 yuan from BDPF.