The Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party have recommended that Prime Minister Kan consider cash benefits, saying that they need to support low-income child-rearing households affected by the spread of the new coronavirus.
As part of the measures against the new coronavirus, the government will hold a ministerial meeting on the 16th to consider support measures for women who work irregularly.
Prior to this, the Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the political affairs investigation, Shimomura, recommended to Prime Minister Suga that he should consider cash benefits for low-income child-rearing households, and strengthen employment support and housing support for women who work irregularly. did.
He also called for strengthening the consultation system for people who are lonely or isolated and have anxiety.
On the other hand, the Komeito also recommended that the chairman of the Political Survey, Takeuchi and others, provide benefits according to the number of children to single-parent households with low income and child-rearing households that are exempt from residence tax.
In response, Prime Minister Suga responded, "I would like to consider it based on the recommendations."