The minimum living guarantee refers to families who have lost their labor force due to severe disability or illness of their family members and enjoy the minimum living guarantee. Residents whose housing or income is significantly lower than the local minimum living standard. Urban minimum living security is a minimum living security system based on the "three security lines" system, such as basic living security for laid-off workers from state-owned enterprises, unemployment insurance and minimum living security for urban residents.

Since 20 15, Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing and other places have successively adjusted the minimum living standard for urban and rural residents, realizing the "merger" of urban and rural minimum living standards.