As the effects of the new coronavirus continue to prolong, support groups surveyed single-parent families last month and found that more than 60% said their income had declined.
Many families complain that they are in need of continued support because they are in need of living.
This was revealed at a press conference by the support group "Heartful Family" in Tokyo.
The group conducted a survey last month on supporting single-parent families and received responses from 1,300 households.
According to this, 66% of the respondents answered that they had lost or decreased their income.
In addition, 47% of the respondents answered that "the supply of food and supplies is urgently needed", again highlighting the fact that many single-parent families are in need of living.
In the questionnaire, many people asked for continued support, such as "I can't eat satisfactorily and have many days to put up with it" and "I'm having trouble with not only food but also children's school supplies."
A single-mother female in her 50s raising a college student who met said, "Monthly child support has dropped significantly due to the corona sickness. Only the college wanted to graduate, so I thought about a side job to increase my income. It's difficult because it's banned by the company. "
In addition, Mayumi Nishida, a support group director, said, "I feel that there are many families who cannot reach that level even though there is an administrative support system. It is important for people in need to know the support system properly." I was talking.