The number of applications for welfare increases sharply Economical distress with new corona Tokyo 23 wards May 13 21:27
While the number of people who are in financial distress due to the influence of the new coronavirus is rapidly increasing due to unemployment and leave, in Tokyo 23 wards, the number of applications for welfare last month was more than 2000, an increase of more than 30% from the same period last year. Was found by the NHK survey. (Including some preliminary figures)
In March and last month, NHK interviewed Tokyo's 23 wards to find out how many people have applied for welfare in March and last month.
As a result, the number of applications for welfare was 1858 in March and 2058 last month, bringing the total to 3916.
The number of applications in March was almost the same as last year, but last month it increased by 492 cases, or 31%, compared to the same period last year.
Looking at the number of applications for two months by ward, Adachi-ku has the highest number of 444, 338 in Itabashi, 324 in Shinjuku, and 299 in Edogawa.
According to each ward, the number of applications that seem to have been affected by the new coronavirus has increased since the last month when the state of emergency was declared, and personnel related to restaurants that are closed and dispatched who were told to dismiss or wait for home It means that there are many employees and many people who have lost their place due to the closure of the internet cafe.
Takehito Kataoka, director of the Shinjuku City Welfare Division, whose number of applications last month surged by more than 70% from the same period last year, said, `` A person who has earned a stable income until now suddenly lost his job There were many cases where we applied for it, and we did not anticipate that it would increase this much in a short period of time. If the effects of corona are prolonged, we may see more and more applications for welfare in the future. "