China will improve its social assistance system, enhance support for low-income groups, and ensure that the safety net is effective, accurate, and reliable, an official said on Tuesday in Beijing.
"We will effectively coordinate assistance resources to create the most powerful collective force in social assistance. We will intensify our efforts to advance "All-in-One-Go" reform in social assistance work. Guidance will be offered to local civil affairs departments to identify low-income populations, tiered and classified management with real-time monitoring will be practiced. A mechanism will be established featuring targeted support, classified assistance, and result feedback. This will make the process of rescue and assistance work traceable with timely feedback so as to build an extensive and tightly woven social safety net to ensure basic livelihoods," said Zhang Wei, head of the Social Assistance Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Specifically, China will accelerate the development of a national monitoring platform for low-income populations, improve the early warning system, and gradually expand monitoring coverage to provide timely assistance to eligible individuals, the official said.
Meanwhile, efforts will be made to promote the coverage of social assistance policies and identify families on the brink of poverty and those facing difficulties with rigid expenses. Relevant authorities will work together to extend special assistance, including medical support, to these families.
At the same time, the social assistance law will be introduced to provide strong legal support for basic livelihood protection, he added.
China to improve social assistance system, enhance support for low-income groups
