Homeless record minimum since 2002 Metropolitan Survey December 1, 12:44
The number of people living on the streets in Tokyo, the so-called homeless people, was 1037 as of August, and it was found that it was the smallest since 2002 when the Tokyo Metropolitan Government began its investigation.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government conducts a visual survey twice a year, in summer and winter, in cooperation with the municipalities and the country that manages the riverbed, to see how many people on the street, parks, riverbeds, railway stations, etc., are homeless. doing.
According to the results of the survey in early August, the number of homeless people in Tokyo decreased by 89 compared with the winter survey in January to 1037, and 2002 when the city started the survey using the current method. It has been the smallest since August.
The reason for the decrease is that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government analyzes that temporary protection at the Independence Support Center and the effects of employment support efforts have emerged.
However, in Typhoon No. 19 in October, a homeless man who lived on the riverbed of the Tama River was washed away by the river and died. I would like to persist in helping people live in apartments. "