2022.03.02 11:37Nation

生活保護申請23.5万件 21年、2年連続で前年上回る―厚労省

 2021年の生活保護申請件数が23万5063件(1~3月は確定値、4月以降は速報値)で、20年と比べて5%程度増えたことが2日、厚生労働省の調査で分かった。申請件数が前年を上回るのは2年連続。厚労省担当者は「新型コロナウイルスによる影響もあり、完全失業率などを見ると、厳しい雇用情勢が続いた」と話している。
 また厚労省は、21年12月分の申請件数が前年同月比2.6%増の1万7751件だったと発表。前年同月比で申請件数が増えるのは、昨年5月から8カ月連続となった。(2022/03/02-11:37)

2022.03.02 11:37Nation

Japan Welfare Applications Come to 235,000 in 2021


The number of public welfare benefit applications in Japan rose some 5 pct from the previous year to 235,063 in 2021, up for the second straight year, a preliminary government survey showed Wednesday.
   "Due in part to the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the employment situation remained severe, as suggested by data such as the unemployment rate," an official at the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said.
   In December alone, the number of applications increased 2.6 pct from a year earlier to 17,751, rising for the eighth month in a row, according to preliminary data from the ministry.
   The number of households on welfare grew 0.4 pct to 1,644,884 in the month.
   Excluding those whose benefits had been suspended, recipient households with only members aged 65 or older and those with such elderly people and children under 18 accounted for 55.4 pct of all households on public aid.

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