During the transition of economy and society in China, the total number of the urban poor has increased markedly, and the urban poor groups are becoming diverse. That is to say, besides the original urban poor composed of the senile, the weak, the patients and the disable,there have emerged the new urban poor which are comprised of a large number of laid-off workers. There are many causes contributiong to the urban poverty. On the one hand, the urban poverty is brought about by the national economic structural adjustment and system reforms. On the other hand, it is also caused by the health conditions, education and ideas of the urban poor. Therefore, many measures and policies, such as to implement a re employment project, to establish a perfect social security system and to strengthen the job skill training, should be taken to deal with urban poverty.