Rapid increase in welfare applications in specific vigilance prefectures New corona

Rapid increase in welfare applications in specific vigilance prefectures New Corona May 23, 5:19

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The main municipalities of the 13 prefectures that had been designated as “special warning prefectures” that focused on efforts to spread the new coronavirus infection reached a total of approximately 8500 applications for welfare protection last month. , A NHK survey found that it increased by nearly 30% from the same period last year.

The “specific vigilance prefectures” are required to make thorough efforts to spread infections, such as reducing the chances of contact with people by 80%, and as of last month, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Osaka, Hyogo, Fukuoka, Hokkaido. , Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Gifu, Aichi, Kyoto were designated as 13 prefectures.

NHK interviewed the 23 wards of Tokyo, which has a large population, and the ordinance-designated cities of 12 prefectures and the prefectural government offices to find out how many new residents have applied for public welfare in these municipalities, and then aggregated them independently.

As a result, the total number of applications for welfare was 16,539 in March and last month, with 8497 in the last month when an emergency was declared, a rate of 1826 compared to the same period last year. It turned out that it increased by 27%.

Looking at the number of applications for two months by municipality, Osaka has the highest number at 3146, Yokohama has 1668, Nagoya has 1273, and Sapporo has 1142.

According to each local government, the number of applications that seem to be affected by the spread of infection has increased since last month, and relatively younger generations in their 30s to 50s have also become noticeable. It is a form that has been confirmed again that it has such an influence.

Taku Okabe, a professor at Meiji University who is familiar with the welfare system, said, “In the future, it will be difficult for employment and consumption to recover immediately even if the self-restraint request is lifted, and it is expected that the number of applications will increase. It's a safety net, and it's important how much we can implement the measures in the previous stage. " (Including some preliminary figures)