Life support for people whose income has declined with the new Corona More than 840,000 loans in the country At 5:18 on August 9
It is a system of a country where people whose income has decreased due to the influence of the new coronavirus can rent their living expenses for the time being, and it has been found that the number of loans since March this year has exceeded 840,000. The number of loans in the three years after the Lehman shock has already exceeded four times, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare wants to conduct an examination as soon as possible and provide prompt support.
The system of "emergency small funds" and "general support funds" that allow people with difficulty in living to rent immediate living expenses without interest has decreased income due to unemployment and leave due to the influence of the new coronavirus from March this year. People are also targeted.
According to the National Council of Social Welfare, which is the contact point for applications, the number of loans is about 844,000 from March 25th to the first of this month, and the total amount is about 234.3 billion yen. It was
After the Lehman shock, the number of loans for three years from 2009 was about 205,000, which has already more than quadrupled in the four months since March.
It usually takes about one week for "emergency small funds" and about one month for "general support funds", but due to a flood of applications, it may take a long time for examinations, so The welfare council is increasing the number of staff at the counter and responding.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, “As the new coronavirus infection spreads again, the number of people applying for the system is expected to increase in the future.