Legal basis: temporary measures of social assistance

Article 2 The social assistance system shall adhere to the principles of supporting the bottom line, being difficult in emergency rescue and being sustainable, and be connected with other social security systems, and the level of social assistance shall be commensurate with the level of economic and social development.

Social assistance should follow the principles of openness, fairness, impartiality and timeliness.

Article 3 The civil affairs department of the State Council shall co-ordinate the construction of the national social assistance system. The State Council civil affairs, emergency management, health, education, housing and urban construction, human resources and social security, medical security and other departments are responsible for the corresponding social assistance management according to their respective responsibilities.

The departments of civil affairs, emergency management, health, education, housing and urban construction, human resources and social security, medical security and other departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the corresponding social assistance management within their respective administrative areas.