Who will bear the responsibility of supporting the elderly?
According to Article 49 of the Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC), adult children have the obligation to support and assist their parents. 2. According to Article 26 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly, if the elderly are sick and their dependents are really unable to pay for medical expenses, the local people's government can give appropriate help according to the situation and can advocate social assistance. 3. According to Article 21 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly, the pension and other benefits enjoyed by the elderly according to law shall be guaranteed. The relevant organizations must pay pensions in full and on time, and shall not default or misappropriate them without reason. For rural elderly people who have no ability to work, no source of income, no supporter, no supporter or supporter, and no ability to support them, the rural collective economic organizations provide five guarantees of food, clothing, medical care and burial, and the people's governments of townships, nationality townships and towns are responsible for organizing the implementation. Article 21 of the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that parents and children's parents have the obligation to raise and educate their children; Children have the obligation to support and assist their parents. Minors or children who cannot live independently have the right to ask their parents to pay alimony when their parents fail to perform their alimony obligations. Parents who are unable to work or have difficulties in living have the right to ask their children to pay alimony when they fail to fulfill their alimony obligations. Infanticide, abandonment and other acts that harm infants are prohibited.