It was found that some local governments do not allow support for living expenses and living expenses because they have left the facility to support the independence of children living in orphanages, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Administrative Evaluation Bureau is the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. I advised you to take measures.
Under the Child Welfare Act, children who leave their parents due to abuse and live in orphanages or foster homes are required to become independent at the age of 18 in principle. There are many cases in which people do or do not continue to work.
For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare started the "Social Nursing Independence Support Project" three years ago, which is a system to subsidize the cost if prefectures continue to support independence until the age of 22.
As a result of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Administrative Evaluation Bureau extracting and surveying 34 prefectures and municipalities from last year to this year, 30 local governments have implemented this system.
Of these, it was found that nine local governments do not allow support for living expenses and living expenses when living in dormitories or apartments away from facilities.
Until now, the national opinion has not been expressed regarding these types of support after leaving the facility, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare responded to a survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, saying, "Facilities staff go to see the situation several times a month. If you play the role of a guardian, you will be subject to the system. "
For this reason, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications recommended to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 15th that "the local government should be shown the concept of support after leaving the facility."
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, "I would like to make improvements based on the indications so that there are no misunderstandings in the field."