The issue of people's livelihood is the most concerned about，direct and realistic interest issue for the people，and it bears on the harmonious development of society and the well-being of the people.The article systematically summarizes the achievements of the construction of the people's livelihood in Xiuwu in recent years，and analyzes the outstanding problems in the construction of the people's livelihood，such as the people's livelihood existing short board，not a positive social forces to participate in the people's livelihood construction，construction and management of the people's livelihood problem，unbalanced regional development as well as the lack of skilled talents and so on.Furthermore，the countermeasures and suggestions for the development of the people's livelihood in Xiuwu are putting forward，that to solve the problem of the development of people's livelihood to rnobilize the broad participation of social forces，to enhance the efficiency and improve the quality of personnel etc.