合肥市是安徽省的省会,也是安徽省政治、经济、文化和交通中心。1998市区总人口128万人,城镇居民人均可支配收入5524元,略高于全国平均水平(5425元),属于全国中等水平。合肥市社会救济制度在我国中部地区及中等经济水平省份具有一定的代表性。1999年11月,我们对合肥市城镇社会救助制度进行了实地考察,重点调查了城镇居民最低生活保障制度的建立与发展,以及目前存在的一些问题。 Hefei is the capital city of Anhui Province and the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of Anhui Province. In 1998, the total urban population was 1.28 million, and per capita disposable income of urban residents was 5,524 yuan, slightly above the national average of 5,425 yuan, belonging to the middle level of the country. Hefei social relief system in central China and the middle-level provinces have a certain degree of economic representative. In November 1999, we conducted a field survey of the urban social assistance system in Hefei City, focusing on the establishment and development of the minimum living security system for urban residents and some existing problems.