However,with the increased level of economic transition and structural transformation,the problem of poverty in the rural areas has not been fully resolved at the same time,the urban poverty problem has emerged,and its scale is growing,so that China s current rural poverty and urban poverty has more or less trend of development.

With continually increasing of the urban income difference,the urban poverty has become a serious problem and a baffle to the harmony and development of society.

The paper has analyzed the current situation and the reason of urban poverty in Heilongjiang province,as well as has offered the suggestion of alleviating urban poverty.

However, with the adjustment of economic structure, the gap of people s income is gradually widening, thus brings about the urban poor.

The basic countermeasure to assist the group of the urban poor should be as follows:to set up and perfect the social security system, to ensure urban poor group s due existence and means of livelihood, to strengthen employment and reemployment dynamics further, to offer special employment to help to the poor group to .