Regarding the national system that allows people who have lost their jobs to borrow living expenses for the time being, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will extend the application deadline for special measures for people affected by the new coronavirus until the end of November. I decided.
The national "emergency small-lot fund" and "comprehensive support fund" are systems that allow people who are having trouble living due to unemployment or a decrease in income to borrow their living expenses for the time being.
The window is the Council of Social Welfare nationwide, and special measures for people affected by the new coronavirus have been implemented since March last year, and currently, you can borrow up to 1.4 million yen in total under the two systems. ..
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare had set the deadline for applying for this special measure at the end of this month, but decided to extend it until the end of November due to the continuing effects of the spread of infection.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of payment decisions for the two systems totaled 2,608,887 from March 25 last year to 14 this month, amounting to 1,130.4 billion yen.
In addition, there is also a deadline for applying for the "New Corona Life Needed Independence Support Fund," which provides up to 300,000 yen if you are having trouble living because the amount of money you have already borrowed using this system has reached the upper limit. , Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to extend from the end of this month to the end of November.