Assistance for welfare 25% increase in April Application may be due to deterioration of employment situation due to corona 13:29 on July 1
This year, the number of applications for welfare in April was more than 21,000 nationwide, an increase of about 25% compared to the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare summary. The largest increase rate since 2012, when comparisons are possible, is believed to be affected by the deterioration of the employment situation due to the new coronavirus.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of applications for welfare in April this year was 21,486, which was 4273 cases compared to the same month last year, an increase of 24.8%.
This is the largest rate of increase since April 2012, when we began collecting monthly statistics on the number of welfare applications.
In addition to the application, the number of households that started receiving public welfare in April was 19,362 households, which is a significant increase of 2503 households, or 14.8% compared to the same month last year.
In April, an emergency declaration was issued due to the spread of the new coronavirus, which had a serious impact on economic activity, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said that "the deterioration of the employment situation may have affected". is.
The number of people receiving public welfare has been decreasing since around 2016, but it is expected that the number will continue to increase in the future if the serious economic impact of the new coronavirus is prolonged.