ICNEA 8521—Social care and assistance services

Where 8521 sits

1. Q Health and social work
2. 85 Social work
3. 852 No accommodation is provided.
4. 8521 Social care and assistance services

What 8521 includes

• Refers to the provision of non-residential care and assistance activities for the elderly, the disabled, five-insured households and other vulnerable groups.
• Includes the following social care and assistance services：
• Social assistance services: community assistance services, assistance services for the lonely and the elderly, assistance services for the five insured households, assistance services for the disabled, assistance services for children with disabilities, assistance services for orphans and abandoned babies, assistance services for the elderly, adoption agency services, and other social assistance services;
• Poverty assistance services: assistance services in poor areas, assistance services for out-of-school children, special poverty assistance services, education assistance services for poor children, assistance services for the seriously ill of the poor, poverty assistance services for non-governmental organizations, and other poverty assistance services.

What 8521 excludes

• Organize to take care of children and young people after school and include them in 8090 (other resident service industries);
• Activities that provide accommodation for the elderly, orphans, street children, etc. are included in the 851 (Provision of accommodation social work) related categories;
• The minimum living security, regular relief, temporary relief and special relief activities provided by the government are included in 9224 (Social affairs management agency);
• Activities that provide specific medical, housing, education, legal and other assistance to poor groups are included in the related industry categories of 84 (health), 70 (real estate industry), 83 (education), and 723 (legal services).

8521 in other systems