Welfare in China

Welfare in the People's Republic of China is linked to the hukou system of household registration. Those holding non-agricultural hukou status have access to a number of programs provided by the government, such as healthcare, employment, retirement pensions, housing, and education. While rural residents traditionally were expected to provide for themselves, in 2014 the Chinese Communist Party announced reforms aimed at providing rural citizens access to historically urban social programs. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is responsible for the social welfare system in the country.

Social assistance in China includes both monetary and health care benefits.: 82  Poverty reduction programs exist in parallel to social assistance; poverty reduction programs have separate administration and budgets.: 82 

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