Disabled kids to get allowances

Disabled children living in Beijing will be paid an annual allowance from next year to help pay for medical treatment and support services, the Beijing Disabled Persons' Federation said yesterday.

Liu Yang, from the federation's rehabilitation department, said: "The government will provide 42 million yuan ($6 million) to pay for a range of support services for every disabled child in the city."

Under the provisional draft of the plan, which will be introduced on Jan 1, each of Beijing's 21,900 disabled children will be given an annual allowance of 1,000 yuan, Liu said.