Abstract: The literature of Chinese social assistance policy are sorted out to analyze based on CNKI database by using the method of literature research to find that Chinese social assistance policy is mainly analyzed from six aspects: the main body of social assistance, the object of social assistance, the content of social assistance, the regional social assistance, the change and optimization of social assistance policy, and the problems in the operation of social assistance policy. The academic research on Chinese social policy assistance policy mostly focuses on the special assistance system, and the research on social policy analysis perspective is not enough, leading to the inability to deeply understand the ins and outs of Chinese social assistance policy and provide a good reference for the future adjustment of social assistance policy. In the future, the research on the diversification of social assistance subjects, public health emergencies and the coordinated development of social assistance system in urban and rural areas should be strengthened to continuously improve the ability and level of social assistance.

Key words: social assistance, social policy, qualitative analysis, quantitative research