Legal basis: "Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Personal Injury Compensation Cases" Article 17 The dependent's living expenses shall be calculated based on the degree of the dependent's loss of working ability and the urban residents of the previous year where the appeals court is located. Standard calculation of per capita consumption expenditure and per capita annual living consumption expenditure of rural residents. If the dependent is a minor, the period shall be calculated as if he or she is eighteen years old; if the dependent is incapable of working and has no other source of living, the period shall be calculated as 20 years. However, if you are over 60 years old, your age will be reduced by one year for every additional year; if you are over 75 years old, your age will be calculated as five years. Dependents refer to minors who are legally obligated to support or adult close relatives who have lost the ability to work and have no other source of livelihood. If the dependent has other dependents, the person obligated to compensate shall only compensate the victim for the portion that he should bear according to law. If there are several dependents, the total annual compensation shall not exceed the per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents or the per capita annual living consumption expenditure of rural residents in the previous year.