Interim Measures for Social Assistance
Article 2 of the Interim Measures for Social Assistance
The social assistance system shall adhere to the principle of supporting the bottom line, providing relief for emergencies and difficulties, and being sustainable, and shall be integrated with other social security systems, with the level of social assistance being commensurate with the level of economic and social development.
Social assistance should follow the principles of openness, fairness, justice and timeliness.
Article 3 The civil affairs department of the State Council to coordinate the construction of the national social assistance system. The State Council departments of civil affairs, emergency management, health, education, housing and urban-rural development, human resources and social security, medical security and other departments, in accordance with their respective responsibilities for the corresponding social assistance management.
Departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level, such as civil affairs, emergency management, health, education, housing and urban-rural construction, human resources and social security, are responsible for the management of the corresponding social assistance in their respective administrative areas in accordance with their respective duties.
The administrative departments listed in the preceding two paragraphs are collectively referred to as social assistance management departments.
Article 4 of the township people's governments, street offices are responsible for the acceptance of applications for social assistance, investigation and examination, the specific work of the social assistance agencies or operators.
Village committees, resident committees to assist in the work of social assistance.