2020.06.03 12:41Nation

３月の生活保護申請、２万件超　昨年７月以来―厚労省

　厚生労働省は３日、３月の生活保護申請件数が２万１０２６件（速報値）だったと発表した。前年同月比７．４％増で、２万件を超えるのは昨年７月以来。今年３月は臨時休校が始まるなど新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大の懸念が全国で広がった時期だが、同省は申請増との関係は「不明」としている。
　３月の受給世帯は、前月より２２９７世帯多い１６３万５２０１世帯。３カ月ぶりに増えたが、前年同月比では１１３６世帯（０．１％）少なかった。（2020/06/03-12:41）

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2020.06.03 12:41Nation

Number of Welfare Applications in Japan Top 20,000 in March

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Welfare benefit applications submitted in Japan in March increased 7.4 pct from a year before to 21,026, exceeding 20,000 for the first time since July 2019, preliminary data showed Wednesday.
   Concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus grew across the country in March, when emergency school closures started at the request of the government.
   Still, a welfare ministry official said it is unclear whether there was a link between the rise in welfare benefit applications and the coronavirus crisis.
   In March, the number of households receiving welfare rose by 2,297 from the previous month to 1,635,201, the first increase in three months, according to the ministry's data.
   But year on year, the number fell by 1,136, or 0.1 pct.

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