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China Relaxes Hukou Rules, Grants Migrants Urban Services

5/22/2026

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China’s State Council issued guidelines on May 22, 2026 to detach urban public-service eligibility from hukou.
The guidelines require local authorities to let migrant children enroll in public schools and take entrance exams where they live.
They also expand public-rental-housing to cover households with stable jobs but no local hukou.
The policies relax hukou limits for child, elderly and disability care and provide provincial fiscal aid to inflow areas.

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China’s State Council issued guidelines on May 22, 2026 to detach urban public-service eligibility from hukou.
The guidelines require local authorities to let migrant children enroll in public schools and take entrance exams where they live.
They also expand public-rental-housing to cover households with stable jobs but no local hukou.
The policies relax hukou limits for child, elderly and disability care and provide provincial fiscal aid to inflow areas.