Legal basis: Regulations on Minimum Living Security for Urban Residents
Article 5 The funds needed for the minimum living guarantee for urban residents shall be included in the financial budget by the local people's government, and included in the expenditure items of special social assistance funds, which shall be managed and used for special purposes. The state encourages social organizations and individuals to provide donations and subsidies for the minimum living guarantee for urban residents; All the donations provided are included in the local minimum living guarantee fund for urban residents.
Article 6 The minimum living standard for urban residents shall be determined according to the local expenses for clothing, food and housing needed to maintain the basic living of urban residents, and the expenses for water, electricity, coal (gas) and compulsory education for minors shall be properly considered. The minimum living standard for urban residents in municipalities directly under the central government and cities divided into districts shall be formulated by the civil affairs department of the Municipal People's Government in conjunction with the departments of finance, statistics and prices, and submitted to the people's government at the corresponding level for approval and promulgation. The minimum living standard for urban residents in counties (county-level cities) shall be formulated by the civil affairs department of the people's government of counties (county-level cities) jointly with the departments of finance, statistics and prices, and submitted to the people's government at the same level for approval and the people's government at the next higher level for the record before promulgation and implementation. When the minimum living standard for urban residents needs to be improved, it shall be re-approved in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs.