Compensation for family members of Hansen's disease patients More than 400 people are certified in one month December 27, 6:00
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The government paid compensation to the families of ex-patients with leprosy, and it was found that a total of more than 400 families have been certified in about one month since the start of receiving claims.
A new system was set up by the state to pay compensation to family members, not only for ex-patients, but also for their families, as a result of the state's incorrect isolation policy over leprosy.
Acceptance of claims began on the 22nd of last month, and according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 943 people, including their ex-patients, claimed compensation in about one month until this month, of which 418 were certified. .
The breakdown of the family consists of 330 parents and children who receive 1.8 million yen and their spouses, 88 brothers and sisters who receive 1.3 million yen, and grandchildren living together.
On the other hand, the number of demands exceeded expectations, and the government's administrative procedures could not keep up, and more than half of the claimants were not yet certified, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare wants to expand the system and hit the examination in the future.
Claims for compensation are due five years later, until November 21, 1960, and the number of eligible families is expected to be between 20,000 and 30,000.