Does the Poverty Alleviation Office belong to the government or the Civil Affairs Bureau?

Legal analysis: according to different poverty situations, many departments have special assistance projects, mainly including trade unions, Red Cross, Huimin Private Office, Poverty Alleviation Office and Civil Affairs Bureau.

Legal basis: temporary measures of social assistance

Article 2 The social assistance system shall adhere to the principles of supporting the bottom line, being difficult in emergency rescue and being sustainable, and be connected with other social security systems, and the level of social assistance shall be commensurate with the level of economic and social development.

Social assistance should follow the principles of openness, fairness, impartiality and timeliness.

Article 3 The civil affairs department of the State Council shall co-ordinate the construction of the national social assistance system. The State Council civil affairs, emergency management, health, education, housing and urban construction, human resources and social security, medical security and other departments are responsible for the corresponding social assistance management according to their respective responsibilities.

The departments of civil affairs, emergency management, health, education, housing and urban construction, human resources and social security, medical security and other departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the corresponding social assistance management within their respective administrative areas.

The administrative departments listed in the preceding two paragraphs are collectively referred to as social assistance management departments.

Fourth Township People's governments and sub-district offices are responsible for the acceptance, investigation and review of social assistance applications, and the specific work shall be undertaken by social assistance institutions or managers.

Villagers' committees and residents' committees shall assist in the relevant social assistance work.