What are the ways of social relief?

Social assistance system refers to a social security system in which the state and society provide funds and material assistance to citizens in accordance with legal standards to meet their minimum living needs when citizens cannot maintain their minimum living standards through legislation.

Social assistance mainly includes the following aspects:

First, regular social assistance work. Mainly including urban and rural minimum living security, rural five guarantees, rural poor households living assistance and urban and rural medical assistance and other special assistance.

Second, the emergency rescue system. Emergency rescue mainly refers to the emergency rescue and emergency rescue actions for victims in the case of natural disasters. It also includes relief for the victims to continue their difficult lives and relief for the reconstruction and repair of houses.

Third, temporary assistance. Temporary relief mainly refers to the relief work for low-income people and the relief for vagrants and beggars who have no source of livelihood in cities, including street children.

Fourth, support and advocate social mutual assistance activities. By supporting the development of charity, cultivating and developing non-governmental public welfare organizations, advocating regular mass mutual assistance activities, realizing social mutual assistance and helping people in need.