Seven departments launch National Social Assistance Law publicity week activity.

The Social Assistance Law will be implemented from July 1, 2026. It was learned from the Ministry of Civil Affairs on June 29 that in order to deepen the implementation of the Social Assistance Law and effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of the disadvantaged population, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and six other departments recently jointly issued a notice, deciding to carry out a week-long publicity campaign on the Social Assistance Law from June 29 to July 5 nationwide. The theme of the campaign is "Protecting People's Livelihoods and Providing Assistance to Thousands of Families". This publicity campaign will focus on interpreting the Social Assistance Law, setting up publicity and consultation points, and setting up publicity columns to increase the awareness of the general public, especially the disadvantaged population, about the Social Assistance Law. At the same time, efforts will be made to promote and popularize social assistance policies, ensuring that the disadvantaged population fully understands various assistance policies; telling good stories about social assistance, further consolidating social consensus, and promoting the traditional virtues of solidarity, friendship, and mutual assistance of the Chinese nation. On the 29th, the "Protecting People's Livelihoods and Providing Assistance to Thousands of Families - Our Assistance Stories - Rule of Law Chapter" publicity exchange event and the national Social Assistance Law publicity week event organized by the Ministry of Civil Affairs were launched in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. During the opening ceremony, seven social assistance workers and three representatives of social organizations, experts, and scholars shared touching stories about the social assistance field; under the guidance of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the China Charity Federation also launched the implementation of the "Helping in Times of Urgent Need" action, providing assistance to difficult families with children under 3 years old in pilot areas.