社会救助,是指国家与社会面向贫困人口与不幸者组成的社会脆弱群体提供款物接济和扶助的一种生活保障政策,它通常被视为政府的当然责任或义务,采取的也是非供款制与无偿救助的方式,目标是帮助社会脆弱群体摆脱生存危机,以维护社会秩序稳定。社会救助的外延,则包括灾害救济、贫困救济和其他针对社会脆弱群体的扶助措施。 Social assistance refers to a kind of living guarantee policy that the state and society provide to the vulnerable groups in society who are composed of the poor and the unfortunate, and they are usually regarded as the responsibility or obligation of the government. They are also non-contributory The aim of the system is to help the vulnerable groups in society to get out of the crisis of existence so as to maintain the stability of social order. The extension of social assistance includes disaster relief, poverty relief and other supportive measures for vulnerable groups in society.