Social assistance concerns the basic livelihood of people in need and the warmth of clothing and food. It is a backstopping and basic institutional arrangement for safeguarding basic livelihood, promoting social fairness, and maintaining social stability. The “Outline” of the “15th Five-Year Plan” requires “improving the social assistance system with hierarchical classification and integrated urban and rural areas.” At a press conference on the theme of “Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan” series held by the Information Office of the State Council today, Minister of Civil Affairs Li Changguan explained that during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will anchor the goals of the social assistance system and promote the expansion of social assistance from “preserving the basics, preventing risks, and promoting development.”

Social assistance concerns the basic livelihood of people in need and the warmth of clothing and food. It is a backstopping and basic institutional arrangement for safeguarding basic livelihood, promoting social fairness, and maintaining social stability. The “Outline” of the “15th Five-Year Plan” requires “improving the social assistance system with hierarchical classification and integrated urban and rural areas.” At a press conference on the theme of “Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan” series held by the Information Office of the State Council today, Minister of Civil Affairs Li Changguan explained that during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will anchor the goals of the social assistance system and promote the expansion of social assistance from “preserving the basics, preventing risks, and promoting development.”