The number of applications for public assistance in September 2023 was announced on the 9th, and there were more than 6,2 applications nationwide, an increase of 1000.2022% compared to September 9. This is the ninth month in a row that it has exceeded the same month of the previous year.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2023,9 applications for public assistance were made nationwide in September 2, an increase of 1644 cases or 2022.9% compared to September 276.
The number of welfare applications has exceeded the same month of the previous year for the ninth consecutive month since the beginning of 1.
In September 2023, 9,1 households began receiving new welfare benefits, an increase of 8803.2022% compared to September 9.
There are 165,1187,84 households nationwide receiving public assistance.
In particular, there are many single-person elderly households, accounting for 2521,51 households, accounting for 3.2020% of the total.
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said, "Since <>, when the new coronavirus spread, the number of applications for public assistance has turned to an upward trend as a whole, and there is a possibility that the decrease in savings is still affecting people's lives.