According to interviews with related parties, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, will establish a new system to provide the same amount of money as livelihood protection to university students who have been evacuated due to abuse by their parents from next year. rice field.
While college students are not covered by the welfare system, experts say that it is rare for local governments to create a support system.
According to the people concerned, the target is students aged 18 to 19 who evacuate to an independence support home after going to university and being abused by their parents, and the child guidance center in Yokosuka City was involved. Limited to cases.
The same as the standard protection fee paid to a single household, the monthly living expenses of about 70,000 yen and the transportation expenses to go to school will be paid for up to one and a half years until the life becomes stable.
Last month, the city received a request from an NPO that supports female university students who left their homes after being abused to receive welfare protection even for university students, but since it is not covered by the system, it is unique. I decided to set up a support system.
According to supporters, it is difficult for this college student to cover his living expenses with a part-time job because his physical condition is not stable, and he has no choice but to drop out.
Keita Sakurai, an associate professor at Ritsumeikan University who is familiar with livelihood protection administration, said, "It is rare for local governments to establish such a system, and it is an advanced initiative. Isn't it possible? "