Abstract: The resettlement work in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region has entered a new stage of post-assistance. The challenge lies in achieving "common prosperity" for resettlers and non-settlers without discrimination based on the foundation of "moving out, stabilizing, and becoming wealthy". Income and expenditure are the most critical aspects of any household's economic activity, and the level and structure of expenditure reflect the family's quality of life. Taking 119 rural resettled families in Zigui and Badong counties in the Hubei Province as examples, this article attempted to use the extended linear expenditure model (ELES model) from the perspective of expenditure-based povertyto conduct a systematic quantitative analysis of the current consumption expenditure structure of rural resettled families. The analysis showed that the situation of resettled households was continuously improving, but the resettlement consumption expenditure only met the basic needs. The basic needs such as food occupied a large proportion of all needs. The high-level demand expenditure was severely insufficient. Major diseases and other sudden temporary expenses were likely to cause the failure of long-term government support efforts. In response to the above issues, this article exploredthe optimization suggestions on post-relocation support paths in terms of strengthening temporary assistance, "precise dripping" assistance, embedding post-resettlement policies into the urban and rural social security system, increasing income and consumption "dual drive", and removing the "label" of resettlers. The research conclusions and suggestions could be used as useful reference for decision-making aiming to improve the post-relocation support policies for resettlers in the new stage and to optimize the post-assistance work in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region.