Regarding the national system that allows people who have lost their jobs to borrow their 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 March next year. 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.
Special measures for people affected by the new coronavirus will continue, and "emergency small-lot funds" will be up to 200,000 yen, and "comprehensive support funds" will be 20 per month for households with two or more people. You can borrow up to 10,000 yen for 3 months, and both systems are interest-free.
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 March next year.
In addition, if you have already used this system and are having trouble living due to the amount of money you borrowed reaching the upper limit, we have set up a "living poor independence support fund" that provides up to 300,000 yen in 3 months. ..
Regarding this, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has extended the application deadline to the end of March next year, and has decided to repay up to 300,000 yen if living difficulties continue.
The contact point for applications is
▽ "emergency small-lot funds" and "comprehensive support funds" are the national social welfare councils, and
▽ "living poor independence support funds" are local governments with welfare offices.
Support group "Relaxing requirements to expand system users"
On the other hand, organizations that support people in need of living have called for relaxation of the requirements so that many people in need of support can receive the "Independence Support Fund for People in Need".
Onishi Ren, the chairman of the NPO "Moyai", said, "For those who have difficulty living, it is grateful that they will be able to receive independence support funds of up to 300,000 yen again. On the other hand, this system has income and savings. I think that the requirements are strict and it is not necessarily a system that can be used by many people. Since the requirements are almost the same even with this change, the number of people who can actually receive support may be limited. , It is required to take measures such as relaxing the requirements. "