Cash 100,000 yen uniform payment Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications supports prompt payment New Corona May 1 6:00

With the completion of the supplementary budget, the uniform payment of 100,000 yen in cash began on the 30th in early municipalities. On the other hand, there are some areas in major cities where there is no prospect of when to start payment, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications plans to provide support for prompt payment.

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, uniform cash payment of 100,000 yen was officially decided by the establishment of the supplementary budget this year, and some of the preparations were completed, such as Nishimeya Village in Aomori Prefecture with a population of more than 1300 people. The local government started to provide benefits immediately.

On the other hand, there are some local governments, such as Yokohama City, which has over 1.8 million households, who have no plans for the start of their benefits due to the preparation of an application to be mailed to each household, especially in large cities.

Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi said on the 30th in the House of Councilors General Affairs Committee, "Since there is a considerable amount of work in local governments, I would like to back it up as much as possible."

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications decides to pay the national expenses when hiring temporary workers for the benefit administration, and after investigating the preparation status of each municipality for prompt benefit, The policy is to provide support.