In the year before last = FY2020, the social security benefits paid for pensions, medical care, employment insurance, etc., were added due to the progress of aging and the addition of new corona countermeasures such as employment adjustment subsidies. It reached a record high of 132 trillion yen, an increase of 8 trillion yen from the previous fiscal year.
According to a summary by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, social security benefits in fiscal 2020 were 132.2211 trillion yen, an increase of 8.2967 trillion yen, or 6.7%, from the previous year to a record high. , with the largest increase ever.
By sector,
▽“Pensions” accounted for the largest amount at 55.6336 trillion yen,
followed by ▽“Medical care” at 42.7193 trillion yen, and
▽“Welfare and others” such as nursing care and employment measures at 33.8682 trillion yen
. also increased from the previous year.
In addition to the progress of the aging population, the main factors were that the government's new corona countermeasure benefits were added, and
▽ employment adjustment subsidies amounted to 2,979.8 billion yen, and
▽ The total amount exceeds 7 trillion yen
, including 2,467.7 billion yen
.
Benefits per citizen also reached a record high of 1,048,200 yen, an increase of 65,900 yen from the previous fiscal year.