Free consultation on scholarship repayment due to unemployment and reduced income with the new Corona November 6, 13:10
Free telephone consultations are being held all over the country for people who are having trouble repayment of scholarships due to unemployment and a decrease in income due to the effects of the new coronavirus.
Telephone counseling is available at 33 labor union staff and attorneys nationwide for those who are repaying scholarships and those who will use it. At the labor union office in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. There have been a series of calls since the start of 11 o'clock.
Among them, a man in his twenties said, "Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the work of contract employees was cut off in June and there was no income, so I could not repay the scholarship." He explained the system to reduce the monthly repayment and the system to postpone the repayment time.
According to a survey by the Japan Student Services Organization, which lends scholarships, 4.4 million people are repaying in 2018, and the average scholarship is 3.43 million yen in the case of interest-bearing, which takes about 20 years to repay. It means that it is.
Michiyo Minami, Secretary-General of the Central Council for Workers' Welfare, said, "I think there are many young people who are having trouble repayment of scholarships due to the corona disaster, which has forced them to take leave and restructuring. I am.
The telephone consultation number is 0120-60-2911, and it is accepted free of charge until 7:00 pm on the 6th.