Its fundamental meaning is that government and society should provide substance aid to the people by law who suffer from the natural disasters or for some economical and social reasons, which makes people cannot maintain their lowest living standard.

• 其基本含义是指社会成员因受自然灾害及其经济、社会原因而导致他们无法维持最低生活水平,国家或社会按法定标准而给予物质帮助。