据民政部公布数据,截至2003年8月,中国城市居民领取最低生活保障金的人数为2182.5万人。1至8月,全国低保金总支出为95.1亿元,低保金发放的水平为月人均55元。今年中央补助的低保资金达到92亿元,目前已全部下拨到各地。 据悉,中国目前低保对象主要分布在东北、中西部地区、老工业基地和资源枯竭 According to the data released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, as of August 2003, the number of Chinese urban residents receiving minimum living allowance was 21,825,000. From January to August, the total expenditure on subsistence allowances for the whole country was 9.51 billion yuan, and the average monthly payment level was 55 yuan per month. This year, the central government subsidies for dibao funds have reached 9.2 billion yuan and have been allocated all over the country at present. It is reported that China’s current subsistence allowances are mainly distributed in the northeast, central and western regions, the old industrial base and resource depletion